Didem’s Broad Beans

Name: Didem’s Broad Beans (Didem’in Baklasi)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 8 sandwich bread slices; 50 g (1¾ oz) Turkish or Greek-style yoghurt; 50 g (1¾ oz) Turkish or Greek-style yoghurt; 35 ml (1¼ fl oz) white vinegar; 75 g (2¾ oz/⅔ cup) walnuts; 1 small handful dill; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) fresh broad beans in their pods

Didem’in Baklasi

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

A recipe from Didem Şenol, the chef at Lokanta Maya in Karaköy and Gram in Beyoğlu and Sariyer. An excellent way of preparing fresh broad beans – namely whole, including the pods.

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb 12 oz) fresh broad beans in their pods
8

Asia
Turkey
Karaköy
Starter
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F). Arrange the bread in a single layer on a baking tray, and dry in the oven for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, bring plenty of water to the boil in a large saucepan. Add the whole broad beans,