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Tillo Meftune

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Tillo Meftune is one of the sourest and most delicious pot dishes of Tillo cuisine, blending vegetables with meat. Cooked with dried sumac water unique to the Siirt region, this dish leaves an unforgettable taste on the palate.

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Traditionally made with fresh eggplants during the summer months, this dish is one of the best examples reflecting the sour balance of southeastern Türkiye cuisine. In the Tillo style, the amount of garlic and sumac is kept quite high, highlighting the healing and intense aroma of the dish.

Ingredients

  • 500 grams of lamb meat with bones
  • 4 eggplants
  • 3 tablespoons of grain sumac (soaked in water and strained)
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • Salt and chili flakes

Preparation

  1. Put the bone-in lamb meat into the pot and lightly sauté it in its own juice.
  2. Add the cubed eggplants, tomato paste, and crushed garlic over the meat.
  3. Pour the prepared sour sumac water into the pot enough to cover the ingredients.
  4. Cook slowly over low heat until the eggplants and meat are completely tender.

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