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Dried apricot kavurma (buttered apricot sweet)

Serves 615 minFrom: Nermin Erkoyuncu, Konya İli Çumra ve Karapınar İlçelerinde Türkmen Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Selçuk Üniversitesi yüksek lisans tezi, 2006)

Ingredients

  • 300 gDried apricot
  • 800 gWater
  • 144 gSugar
  • 100 gButter

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Water60%
  2. Dried apricot22%
  3. Sugar11%
  4. Butter7%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Wash the dried apricots, put them in a pot, add the water and bring to a boil.

  2. When the water is nearly absorbed, add the sugar and keep cooking.

  3. Transfer the apricots to a serving plate.

  4. Fry the butter until sizzling, drizzle it over the apricots and serve hot.

Where this recipe comes from

From a published work: quantities come from Nermin Erkoyuncu, Konya İli Çumra ve Karapınar İlçelerinde Türkmen Yemekleri ve Yemek Kültürü Üzerine Bir Araştırma (Selçuk Üniversitesi yüksek lisans tezi, 2006); the method is written in our own words.

Last changed: November 1, 2026

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