DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Ishlekli
Içlekli is a Turkmen covered meat pie associated with shepherds.
About Ishlekli
Içlekli is a Turkmen covered meat pie associated with shepherds. Bayramgül’s beef rendition has a filling of finely chopped meat, tomato, onion and bell pepper within a thin, two-layer crust.
Black and red pepper season the savoury filling, while butter gives the dough richness. The broad, enclosed form keeps the meat and vegetables together in a substantial pie.
A lightly browned top and sealed rim define its presentation. One Turkmen Kitchen describes an oven-baked contemporary preparation of the traditional pie, whose earlier cooking was associated with hot sand and embers.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Ishlekli
Bayramgül’s beef içlekli from One Turkmen Kitchen.
- BeefProtein
- TomatoFilling
- OnionFilling
- Bell pepperFilling
- SaltSeasoning
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Ground red pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- ButterCooking medium
- FlourBaseIngredient page not linked
- Flour for rollingCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual12 first Beef option selected over Lamb, neither declared nonclassic; no lamb restored solely to match target scalar.
- Tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual13 diced.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual14 finely chopped.
- Bell pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual15 unqualified bell pepper colour unspecified, not inferred red from image.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared filling16 and dough22.
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal17.
- Ground red pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal18 ground red pepper, exact species/cultivar unresolved; no Cayenne/paprika assumed.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal filling19, dough23 and top brushing29 consolidated.
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Literal melted dough Butter21, Milk positive.
- Flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual24 generic flour cereal/grade unresolved, not automatically Wheat from scalar.
- Flour for rolling: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Separate literal dusting27 generic cereal/grade unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Turkmenistan
- TurkmenistanCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Turkmen
- Turkmen CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.