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Kurdish Recipes

Traditional Kurdish dishes, with ingredients and step-by-step instructions.

Noodle and Bean Soup

Aşe Reşte

105 min · 6 serves

Noah's Pudding (Ashure)

Aşûre (Helokî)

165 min · 6 serves

Büryan (Pit-Cooked Lamb)

Buryan (Kebaba Buryan)

100 min · 3 serves

Adıyaman Style (Raw Bulgur Kofta)

Ecîn (Çiğ köfte)

85 min · 4 serves

Diyarbakır-Style Liver Kebab

Kebaba Cergê ya Diyarbekirê

90 min · 2-3 serves

Çortan / Keşk (Dried Yogurt Balls)

Çortan / Keş

Stuffed Grape Leaves & Vegetables

Pelên Tirî yên Dagirtî & Dolme

135 min · 4-6 serves

Stuffed Lamb Ribs (Mardin Style)

Dolmeya Parsûyan

260 min · 10 serves

Haşıl (Flour-and-Butter Porridge)

Haşıl

40 min · 4-6 serves

Harees (Harissa) - Wheat and Meat Porridge

Herîse

765 min · 8 serves

Jajî bi Run (Kurdish Herbed Cheese Curds Cooked in Butter)

Jajî bi Run / Jajerûn

25 min · 4 serves

Kadeh (Kurdish Cheese and Spinach Stuffed Bread)

Kadê

128 min · 20-22 stuffed breads serves

Kelane (Kurdish Scallion Stuffed Flatbread)

Kelane

65 min · 4-6 serves

Keledoş (Van - Style Yogurt, Chickpea and Chard Stew)

Keledoş

105 min · 6 serves

Kurdish Kofta in Broth

Kifteya bi Şorbe (Kutilka şile)

60 min · 4-6 serves

Kurdish Date - Filled Pastry (Kulicha)

Kulîçe bi Xurma

110 min · 30-40 pieces serves

Kurdish Kutilk in Mint-Yogurt Sauce (Meatballs / Bulgur Balls)

Kutilk / Kitêl

60 min · 4 serves

Meftune (Eggplant and Lamb in Sumac)

Meftûne

215 min · 6 serves

Mîrtoxe (Kurdish flour & egg skillet)

Mîrtoxe

15 min · 2-4 serves

Mumbar (Rice-Stuffed Lamb Intestine)

Dolmaya Rûviyan (Mumbar)

105 min · 4 serves

Herbed Cheese (Van Herbed Cheese)

Penîrê Wanê

Veiled Rice Pie

Pîlava bi Perde ya Sêrtê

100 min · 6-8 serves

Kurdish Fried Meat in Broth (Qeli)

Qelî / Qeliya bi Şorbe

120 min · 6-8 serves

Savar (Kurdish Bulgur Pilaf with Vermicelli and Chicken)

Savar

75 min · 2 serves

Shifta (Spiced Ground-Meat Patties)

Şîfta

30 min · 4 serves

Kurdish Yogurt Soup (Girar / Shwediz)

Şorbeya Mast (Şwêdiz)

120 min · 6-8 serves

Kurdish Red Lentil Soup

Şorbeya Nîsk

30 min · 4 serves

Kurdish Lamb and Eggplant Stew (Tirşik)

Tirşik (Goştê Berx û Bacanê)

105 min · 6 serves