I am Turkish and have been cooking for nearly 30 years. The mere reason I watch your recipes is to enjoy your sincerity. You are more than perfect as usual Refika. Lots of love.

@kurdaali

11 ай бұрын

Im Kurdish and I said exactly the same she is lovely ❤

@mucdoc

6 ай бұрын

I am Jamaica and i am same

My wife is vegan im going to make this for her. thank you

@jeanneamato8278

Жыл бұрын

That nice of you.

@asperneto

Жыл бұрын

So sweet!

@Marcel_Audubon

Жыл бұрын

serve it with a little bacon, she'll love it!

@tamcon72

Жыл бұрын

@@Marcel_Audubon That's not funny.

@Marcel_Audubon

Жыл бұрын

@@tamcon72 calm thyself, fragile blossom

I like her no show off style and not trying to be the perfect presenter. She's genuine

At last to see a cook clean the pot, bowl, measuring cup, getting all the ingredients, the goodness not wasted. Cheers to you!

I'm so grateful to you for making videos in English as well as Turkish; it's so much work - thank you!

As a meat lower, I can confirm that lentil köfte is freaking delicious. Don't hesitate to try it even if you are not a fan of vegan recipes. It's a food older than a few hunderts years old and it survived for a good reason.

@tessalynne6778

Жыл бұрын

I am not vegan/vegetarian also. I do, however, have a list of favorite vegan foods. All of them are from cultures that have a long vegan tradition. I won't touch most American vegan food but this is at the top of my list of vegan foods to try.

@tessalynne6778

Жыл бұрын

Ok, I found the pepper paste this morning, came home and made it. I think I have a new favorite food.

@lurklingX

8 ай бұрын

vegan recipes get a bad rep. probably because there are so many people who make TERRIBLE meat-free food. it's a d*mn travesty. and forget restaurants. you'd be lucky to find 1 out of 100 that are good. i was vegan for years BUT I COOK and i was flabbergasted that their doors were even open. trash food. (how do you mess up split pea soup?????? no flavor and it was THICK, like they had no concept what *soup* was. gross.) meanwhile, i've cooked for friends and they were surprised it was good and they didn't miss the meat. i think people get too caught up in labeling foods. if it's good, it's good. plenty of traditional stuff didn't have meat. sometimes because of hardships (costs), or scarcity. and yet new, wonderful foods could be born! : )

Finally a DELICIOUS lentil recipe that is not curry. I just made a half portion. I may eat the whole bowl. ❤❤❤

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Flattering…. Enjoy honey ♥️

Wow. I imagined now plating these lentil balls in quartered bell pepper boats. All colors, red, green, yellow. Real party for both taste buds and eyes.

@ArchiTechFit

Жыл бұрын

Can you get good results even if you do it with an ice cream spoon-scoop? Worths trying i assume.

@ninadukette3340

11 ай бұрын

Love that idea

I was watching the Lebanese version and then I saw this video. Of course, the Turkish version takes it to the next level. My favorite!

So much goodness from ONLY 2 CUPS of red lentils!! 😮wow!!

You can do a children's cartoon Refika version with easy recipes and safety tips in several languages. That would be adorable. You could also include cartoon versions of your crew to teach about herbs, spices, vegetables, and some basic gardening. That would probably be a great idea and will get children more interested in real food.

@gilauth6791

Жыл бұрын

What a good idea Would Assure continuity in developing future talented food lovers Thanks to a very special and unique chef

@maryamsukaynah559

Жыл бұрын

​@@gilauth6791 👍

@janalu4067

11 ай бұрын

Oh, please consider it. My picky eater is influenced by such things and wants to try food from cartoons and games ❤🙏❤️

@rosedekbeautytherapistandc5440

8 ай бұрын

True 👍 lols I'm involving my kids with cooking 🍳 often 🎉 ofcourse sometimes they do wanna to cook sometimes they're not interested atole.

If you guys opened a restaurant in Denver, Colorado I would leave my “stay at home mom “ job to come work for you!!!

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

It feels pleasantly warm to know that we have you guys from somewhere in the world and we can share all the love we have ♥️ so strong!!

Thank you Refika. I love your recipes and I often impress my Turkish daughter in law who thinks I make amazing Turkish food. I am well known for my Adana kababs. Thank you for your, 'easy to watch' teaching. Keep then coming. Steve, Manchester, England.

OK, so my family is now obsessed with these! I made the traditional shape but also the 'cool' balls rolled in sesame, sumac and zaatar. Repeated 2 days later to take to a friends party where they were a huge hit. Many thanks 😍

I always wait for your videos and watch them as soon as they are uploaded. You're such a beautiful spirit Refika❤ thank you for bringing Turkey closer to us through your wonderful cuisine, love from India!

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Sweet Sulagna, what lovely words to hear from you! Thank you for watching us 😍

@margueritescott9686

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I’m always grateful for your videos. I’m not a vegan, but most of my family members are pescatarian or vegan, so this recipe is very welcome. Do you have a video for making the red capsicum paste? Thanks again.

@raelarson5985

Жыл бұрын

​@Refika's Kitchen Fantastic enthusiasm and clean ingredients appreciated. Would it work to freeze the balls? How long can recipe be refrigerated?

That looks yummy. I would love it if you came to America and open up a restaurant. We would welcome you and your crew and your family here with open arms and love and peace.. Thank you once again for sharing your recipe. Sending prayers and love to you and your crew and your family and to Turkey God bless ❤

Hi from Tennessee USA. Looks absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing your talent for cooking with us.

A Turkish friend taught me how to make this YEARS ago - and it has become a firm favourite! These patties make GREAT party food just on the lettuce leaves but rolling them into coated balls takes them to a whole new WOW level - so *THANK-YOU Refika!!* I've found the paste can happily be made the day before but leave the herbs to the day of serving. We have also used leftovers in burgers and wraps - versatile, delicious and healthy!! Next time though any leftovers will definitely get the 'fried patties' treatment. YUM!!

So delighted to learn that we will be able to enjoy your natural warmth instead of artificial intelligence. I very much doubt AI would come up with the phrase, "lentil sponge"! This technique is fascinating and seems endlessly modifiable. We are not vegan but we have vegan friends and we always like to have things to offer to them. We can't wait to prepare this for them!! Thanks to you and especially to your lovely team. Be well and stay safe!!

I love this channel.... I am learning all my Babanna's recipes . She has been gone for 15 years, - watching your video's is like being with my Nurten Teyze in her kitchen watching her cook. Thank you.

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy the taste of ages ♥️ thank you for watching us!

My mum always made a red onion, tomato and sumac salad with even more chopped parsley, olive oil and lemon juice and its great dipping the köftes in this salad.

@tessalynne6778

Жыл бұрын

I am new to Turkish food. (I started dating a guy who's half Turkish, half Persian a year ago). The salad you mentioned sounds good. Could you give rough estimates of measurements for the salad? If you are like me, you never measure anything. LOL

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

😋

@ulqulqu

Жыл бұрын

@@tessalynne6778 oh, how nice 💕 let me give you an estimate recipe, you can add salt, olive oil and even the sumac to taste, and if you're not vegan, this onion salad goes sooo well with meat köftes as well) Onion Salad 1 medium onion (diced or strips) 1/2 cup (or a little less) finely chopped parsley 1 medium-sized diced tomato 1/2 tablespoon sumac 1 tablespoon olive oil Add sumac into the onions and mix, add parsley, tomato and olive oil and mix, serve with lentil köftes.

@tessalynne6778

Жыл бұрын

@@ulqulqu thank you so much! Just one more question for clarity if you don't mind. Is the sumac you use the powdered stuff I can get at Middle Eastern stores? Just checking because I grew up with wild sumac trees and some people used the berries from them to make a drink similar to lemonade but I don't have access to that now.

@ulqulqu

Жыл бұрын

@@tessalynne6778 nooo problem at all :) Indeed, I'm talking about the powdered sumac spice. Just add to taste, it should give a nice lemony flavor.

This is really delicious. I made it with just the oil for frying the onions, and didn't knead it as much as Refika did, and it was terrific, despite my laziness and the much lower fat content. Thanks so much for this fast and easy healthy recipe!

İyi ki varsın Refikaaa

as a carnivore, I can attest to these tasting amazing and very morish and filling. Putting in the air fryer is a new idea I will definitely give that a go.

This is the only dish i can never say no, even i’m full. Oh god.. you can not imagine how delicious it is.

I just love you guys! Your joy. Your sweet character. Your warmth. Your love for your country and culture. Thank you for sharing. 💞

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Hey Karen, thank you for your kind comments ♥️ WE LOVE YOU!

YEAH , thank you for no subtitles, your English is fantastic and I so love hearing your voice in my house

More vegan recipes please!

Thanks

I am not vegan but I really would like to try This. You have so many amazing recipes. I have tried and repeated a huge amount of them already. There have been none that I didn't like.

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

🙈 what beautiful words! ♥️ thank you for watching us dear, food connects us… we are really wondering which ones have been your favourites so far?

Damn! I am making this today! Looks incredible! Thanks for the vegan recipes Rafika! Keep them coming ❤

As a vegan, English speaking living in Istanbul I really appreciate you bringing us Turkish cuisine with a twist that I can prepare and enjoy at home! Cos tesekkur ederim!

Thank you again for this vegan video and so happy to hear you will be doing the videos it is much more personal and feel like you are right here with us. You and your crew are very amazing. Thank you and be safe!🐞🦬❤️🐢

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being with us dear 😍 lotsss of loveee!!!

Love your vegan recipes, Refika! Thank you.

Wow, I don't know what I love more, the great recipe, the way you present this video or the fantastic house with a spectacular view.

Thanks Moroccan 🇲🇦loves Turkish food

Just the recipe I wanted. I love all your recipes and you make them so easy to do. I am so sorry if last week my comments came across as arrogant being English speaker firstly, I can assure that was not my intention. Your English is amazing I don't know how you do it, you are so fluent. Your personality is the shining star as are all your wonderful team. I love you all. ❤❤❤❤ I have had Turkish tea and really enjoyed it. I maybe old but not past trying your wonderful recipes although I can no longer have much chilli. Bye for now beautiful girl and will see you next week ❤🙂💐

Yes , yes please move to Las Vegas! I enjoy your cooking and your high spirits!!!❤

In you come to the United States, please move to Wisconsin!😄 I will help you open the restaurant. Thank you for the recipe.

That looks so delicious plus your kitchen is cheerful and your view of the sea is beautiful. Bless you for all your videos ❤

There is a similar dish we make in India, with cumin, black pepper and ginger. We use the Mung lentils traditionally for this with lots of clarified butter instead of olive oil. Lentils and rice traditionally, but the healthier version I do is with Bulgur. Adding other spices and veggies are optional and are also regional variations. Personally I enjoyed this video! Good job Refika!

I agree no AI dub's. I like your accent and hearing your voice. All of you.

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks! (I’m 75) My word! I’m mouth watering and definitely will try this and all the rest of your lentils works! By chance I stumble on this site. Oh yea! I’m in it🫶🏼👏🏼thanks so mucho. ❤

I am from Bangladesh.we eat this lentil balls we don't use perslay, and tomato we use coriander leaf and mastered oil.and eat this with rice. just lovely.

Love your AI-free channel, Refika! (And this lovely recipe.)

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

You must definitely try this one! ♥️

I have tried unsuccessfully to get into lentils: dahl, curry, burgers. But these köftes are amazing! Many thanks

Yum yum! It's my favorite food and it's best when you squeeze A LOT OF LEMON on each of them!

A wonderful recipe you provided and demonstrated. Thanks👍

Fab! English people love this. However many times I made for them, it was always the first dish gone in seconds.

Wowowow!!!! Thank you… I’ve been looking for this exact sort of recipe- YAYYYY!!! So happy to find you- love love love how you cook and how you demonstrate the cooking process ❤❤❤

As a Turkish admirer of your works, this content has just made my day with one of my timeless and favourite recipes in Turkish kitchen, please try to share similar videos especially as International Turkish Cuisine Week is coming within this month, you are literally a cultural envoy for us to promote the abundance and variety of our gastronomy 🎉🙏

A day late watching this due to time management 😩( torturous for such a Refika fan) Your sincerity regarding your AI presentation was lovely and made me so relieved and happy🥰 Your presence is like tonic for the soul. Thank-you for this video- yet another fantastic recipe- full of enthusiasm, team spirit and passion for your cuisine. Keep well and can’t wait for next Saturday‼️😁💃🏼

I’m so pleased to find you and your channel. A fairly recent veggie (4 years or so) I’m looking for amazing flavour and here I am. Thank you!

I made it today. OMG. We could not stop eating them. Thank You, for all your great recipes. I watch both, in Turkish and English. I looooove the Scenes of Istanbul. Gurbetlik zor. Keep up the Great Job!!

Bugün Amerikalı arkadaşlarıma mercimekli köfte yaptım ve bayıldılar. Bende tarif istediler ve videonu açmadan onlarla paylaştım. Seninle o kadar gurur duyuyorum ki. Seninle ve ekibinle… yemek yapmayı senden öğrendim ve minnettarım. Özellikle iftar saatlerimin vazgeçilmezisin! Sadece bir teşekkürü bunca sene borç bildim ve içimden geldi, iyi ki varsın ❤

Rafika, I just made this with Ulka the Great's onion salad and had an out of body experience. It was fantastic. Thank you so much.

Refika, this looks delicious!!

I live with a vegetarian, and I'm the house cook- thank you for these recipes T_T My kitchen has gotten way more interesting since suscribing

Thank you for sharing this recipe. It was absolutely delicious. I paired it with a bit of pickled cabbage and some vegan toum. I can't wait to make it again.

Beautiful recipe! Thank you. And you telling us the many ways of serving this in the end of the video was amazing ❤

What a beautiful human being, came across this channel by mistake!

Love all your recipes ❤ I just discovered a local restaurant that serves Turkish food! Felt so good tasting kofte and falefal last week ❤ lots of lov from Vanuatu 🇻🇺 and I love Sel Cal Kapimi 😁 ❤

Honestly...Turkish food is the best in the world...especially when eaten in Turkey!

I enjoyed Turkish food while I visited Turkey And I love watching your videos

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy dear ♥️

Thank you for putting out your videos in English! I love them! I was just telling my family about you and how much I appreciate you sharing your passion and your humor. There are so many channels that make you read the directions on the screen. They make me tired and I don’t follow them.

Wow. Thank you so much!! It looks exactly like Thai Fish Cake/ nuggets that I love. Now, I can make the vegan version of it. Thank you!!

Another great recipe, thank you 😋

My grandma used to make a big pot of vosp (lentils) and then add wide noodles and broth to make soup one day, or add bulghur to make kufte another… such a wonderful memory. And lots of ideas to try, too-definitely going to be the vegan dish at our next party!

Thank you Refika's team❤

PLEASE COME TO NEW ZEALAND, AND MAKE YOUR FOOD. I T WOULD BE SO LOVED. WE LOVE HEALTHY FOOD.

Super! Will be making soon! ❤

I love your recipes. Greetings from Montréal.

As balls rolled in sumak is also amazing!

Good morning from Greece! We don’t have this dish even if our cousins are similar! Thanks for sharing!

It would be better if you moved to New Zealand. Much closer for me to meet you and taste your food ❤❤

This must be delicious 😍 I imagine fried version would be even better!

Love it Refika, can't wait to make it.

Yay, finally! Was waiting on your version of this dish for a while… thank you! And especially different ways to present at the end- will definitely make them

I can’t wait to try this!

This looks amazing!

If you ever move to USA please move to LA I will be your regular customer 🥰

Thank you Refika I am very fond of you and the others. I like your presentation. Take care Refika blessings to you all.

I’m Armenian. We do not wrap the keofte in lettuce. We dip them in a salad made of tomatoes, red or yellow onions, parsley and fresh mint diced very finely, and some lemon juice as a dressing. No olive oil. It’s sooo good! Of course, naturally, we have integrated a lot of dishes into the Turkish cuisine as we have cohabitated for centuries. Too bad I can’t eat keofte bc I can’t eat bulgur or any kind of grain. 😊

Boy that looks good

I highly recommend this recipe for anyone who may be hesitant to cook. I recently made it for my colleagues and they absolutely loved it.

@Refika

Жыл бұрын

Hey Cindy, it’s lovely to know that you made our recipe and everyone loved it 😍 i strongly recommend having a look at all the other recipes, we’re sure there are many to make you and your people happy 😘

@CharGC123

11 ай бұрын

I would love to try this but I can't use oil for health reasons.

Sounds wonderful! I can’t wait to try it.

Refika. Love your mercimek video. Actually enjoy your videos. You have personality and skill. Thanks for sharing With love from Bedria USA

This looks sooooo good!

Looks great, thank you

Love it , made it and it’s delicious. ❤

😊thank you for wonderful recipe

Thank you Refika .. your food looks great ❤❤❤

Thank you so much for this ❤❤❤ 🍃

And healthy as well 😍

I love you with all my heart. Thank you for sharing your gifts. I’m so grateful to you. 🙏🏼♥️ Kelly

thank you so much for this video!

Looks great

This looks so delicious.

it looks so delicous

I completely love your vegan recipes