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I usually don't post recipes because I don't know what my measurements are, ever, but last night I made something that I can write down. So yay.


Turkey Buckwheat Pita Filling

1 20-oz package of ground turkey meat
2 cups buckwheat kasha
3 cans chicken broth
2 eggs
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1 large onion
1 bell pepper
5-6 cloves garlic
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp coriander
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp chili powder
A dash or two of cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste


Set chicken broth on stove to boil, and add half of the spices excluding the oregano. Crack eggs into a bowl and beat lightly; add kasha and stir well until grains are coated. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a very large pot (I mean LARGE) and fry the kasha until the egg dries and the grains don't stick together, about 5 minutes. When the broth boils, pour it in there, stir well, and cover tightly to simmer on medium heat. Let it cook for a long while, stirring occasionally.

Mince garlic and chop up the onion and bell pepper (I used a purple one they had at the store, you can use whatever color you like). Melt the rest of the butter in a frying pan and saute the veggies until tender, then add the ground turkey meat and cook until no pink remains. Add the rest of the spices while you're at it.

When the meat is fully cooked, go ahead and dump it into the pot with the kasha (see, I said a large pot). Stir it all up and let it cook for a little while longer, uncovered, to cook off any excess water. Add more spices as you like -- I made it fairly mild. Serve with pita bread or any kind of flatbread you like.

Makes a very large pot.