Helise
City
Bitlis
Meal Type
Soup
Prep Time
45 min
Helise is one of the prominent local flavors in Bitlis cuisine. It reflects the character of the city cuisine with the ingredients and cooking method used in the local table culture.
Ingredients
- Local main material
- Butter or oil
- salt
- spice
Recipe
- 1
The tattoo is left in water overnight.
- 2
Boneless meat or chicken in a pot is boiled and cooked in water, then beaten, butter, salt and hot water are added and cooked over low heat for about 1.5 hours.
- 3
The boneless meat in the cooked dish is crushed with a wooden spoon until it becomes stringy.
- 4
It is served on presentation plates with butter poured upon request.
- 5
At weddings and hosting guests, the helise dish, made by adjusting the amount of ingredients according to the number, is usually cooked in a tandoor.