This Ancient Turkish Dessert Will Surprise You — INCIR UYUTMASI

Today I'm making the simplest and perhaps the most magical sweet in Turkish culture—Fig Sleep Just two different spice-based recipes but the younger generation keeps reinterpreting them through the lens of history Cold pistachios all the milk and a little patience That's all After the cold shock the enzymes in the nuts begin to activate Since it doesn't contain any other ingredients it creates a creamy delicious pudding I'll use about 200 grams of cold pistachios They're already packaged like this I'll add three more of these pre-cut ones for your 1-liter milk You can add less you can add more If you allow it I'll cool my peanuts for about 15 to 30 minutes using a little warm water We don't want to risk losing the nutty flavor by using just enough water That's why I only use what's necessary I'll remove the bottoms from these three pistachios I cut them into cube shapes I first heard this description from my father When I think of her I remember my grandmother making this pistachio dessert a fig-infused treat He said there was only a need for two ingredients And while they're sleeping figs for soothing Actually that means soothing pistachios The pudding is cooking Making dessert this way was a new method for me I'm really curious about how it must have been done throughout history They don’t have to be very small Then we’ll mix them together They should just be easier to cool and keep cool Let's add a bit more water That's why I added half a cup of water I'm going to warm up my milk This is about 3.5% fermented milk Using a bit more on the liquid side should make it tastier You can also add the heavy cream inside just a bit either 1.4 or 1.5 cups To make it tastier and richer I'll just heat this up Same here it should be slightly melted You must activate the enzymes in the peanuts It's similar to making yogurt The temperature should be around 45 degrees How do we traditionally approach it We just start kneading with our little fingers If it's cooking for 2 or 3 seconds it's ready That's how we do it Of course you can also use a thermometer I'm heating this up It's cooling down And we'll keep going Alright my yogurt has warmed up I checked the temperature And it's 49 degrees This is truly a perfect blend by hand I checked the temperature It was 47 degrees I heated it a bit more Because it will drop slightly when speaking Now I'll add the fingers Then I stir it by hand after it cools down In older times we might have just stirred it And in the end maybe were cutting it That’s it If you don’t have the mixture just add and stir This will result in a creamier and more appealing mixture in this regard Actually the fingers are the ones that get the most cold Maybe there are 3 or 4 more spoonfuls left And the fingers have a nice flavor That's why I don't want to lose I'll include everything In the name of God the Most Gracious the Most Merciful We'll mix it up Alright that's enough Maybe there are still some pieces left But it's fine and it'll be even better in this direction Now let's add our fingers My fingers are ready We don't want to sit here any longer To begin the enzyme treatment We want to add and then finish with our fingers We'll take one more I still have the large pieces It fell down from the ledge That's why I won't divide them equally Here it is Incredible as it seems They were almost certainly doing it this year as well Bare fingers and just warm water Perfect taste and energy you can achieve throughout the year Cooking becomes easy and joyful Let's fill in this section here And then perhaps we can review this part That's it I'm going to shut them down now Let's keep them off for at least two hours But I'll check on them because I want to savor the taste before the sun rises Let's see how it turns out If the temperature of your door is cold I'm having a lovely summer day That's why I'm feeling quite warm right now You can heat it in the oven for 5 minutes at 50 degrees Place it on the grill Close it This will give you a great result when cooking They are sleeping I'll only see one of them What does it look like It looks hot But more time is needed So I'm waiting It has been about four hours since the fig nap The chicken dessert is sleeping I could have taken them earlier but it was breakfast time So now I have time to take a look at them I can feel a bit of warmth now Alright in the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Perfect cooked to a perfect golden brown Creaking I 'll do some decorating I'll just slice the potatoes Look at the appearance You might want to correct that There's already plenty of potatoes This is just for decoration and to show what's inside I'll add some crispy fries And finally I'll add a few chocolates This is truly perfect Very smooth Sweet but not too much If you'd like you can add more Be careful This is incredibly delicious Still it's cooling down It will cool further And it will become smoother on the brush I can't stop myself That's very interesting It reminds me how clever I am But we also remember their recipes I hope you try it and let me know what you think If you have any recipes like these Until we meet again in other Turkish recipes and overseas vlogs Bon appétit The taste of potatoes You can also follow my other recipes here