GastronomicGallivant: Turkish "Turkey" MeatLoaf

You might wonder why I am obsessed with Turkish cuisine and culture. Well I have always been fascinated by this country that is thought of as "East Meets West". This fascination has become an obsession ever since I came to know about the Fairy Chimneys(Moonscapes) in the Cappadocia Region, the Dagi Giant-heads(Gnome-like head of Zeus and other gods) on Mt.Nemrut, the whirling dervishes,the food(especially the desserts..Baklava anyone?) and so on.At the moment, Turkey tops the list of my Dream Destinations.God willing I will make a trip with my hubby and son next year sometime.
Remember the other Meatloaf recipe I posted a while ago? This is slightly different from that with the inclusion of hard boiled eggs and some new ingredients.Hey,feel free to substitute ground turkey with any ground meat. Shouldn't make much of a difference. Now onto the recipe-

Ingredients:

• Ground Turkey Meat - 2 cups
• Stale Whole Wheat Bread - 2, toasted and ground to powder
• Onion - 1, medium
• Garlic - 2-3 cloves, minced
• Carrot - 1 + 1/2(for garnish on the top), finely grated
• Parsley - 3 tbsp, finely chopped
• Skimmed Milk - 2 tbsp
• Egg - 1
• Hard Boiled Eggs - 2, shells removed
• Curry Powder/Sambhar Powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1- 1 1/2 tsp
• Cracked black pepper - 1 - 11/2 tsp

Tool:

• 9 X 5 inch loaf pan

Procedure:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl, add the meat and all other ingredients EXCEPT 1/2 grated carrot and hard boiled eggs.
• Mix, but not over mix just until they are evenly incorporated.
• Spoon 1/2 the mixture into a greased loaf pan.
• Place 2 eggs on top of the mixture.

• Spoon the remaining meat mixture all over the eggs.
• Sprinkle the top with grated carrots.

• Bake for 50 minutes at the top rack.
• Discard all the juice, cool for 10-15 minutes before slicing them.

Makes 1 loaf(12-14 slices)

Note:
Any ground meat - chicken, pork, beef can be used

Enjoy!