GIVE ME LOVE
CHAPTER 21. PREPARATION FOR GUESTS

This morning Mahen did not enter the office, he just drove Annisa to school and back home. Because later in the day he will go to the airport to pick up his parents and his sister.

The plane on board the Mahen family will land at 13.10 WIB, so Mahen will pick up Annisa first new to the airport to pick up his family.

While at home, Devani with Mbok Ijah, busy preparing food for the guests who soon arrive.

The loss of the older brother has made Devani mature, both in thinking, acting and also responsible in many ways.

Especially since the mother had to rely on a wheelchair, Devani was responsible for managing all the needs and needs in their home.

Last night Devani had sought referrals on the internet about typical Turkish foods, he wanted to be able to serve one of them to complete the menu of Indonesian cuisine that he will cook today. Among the typical Turkish food is :

Dondurma

This one Turkish ice cream is not only popular through its unique taste, but also its sellers who usually sell it with a few attractions to attract customers. In addition, its sticky texture like gum is unique to Dondurma ice cream.

The typical Turkish food that is favored by children to adults is mixed with ointments made from the root flour of young orchids and the sap of mastic plants.

Baklava

Baklava is a typical Turkish food in the form of a sweet peanut sandwich. This bread is usually served with honey and syrup to add to the delicacy.

Based on history, Baklava has been a Turkish food since the Ottoman Empire. This is evident because of the discovery of recipes from the 14th century in China where when Baklava called the term gullach.

Cobwee

Kumpir can be easily found in night markets or on the edge of the street peddled by street vendors. This street food is sold in Ortakoy, Istanbul.

Kumpir is a dish of potatoes baked together with a variety of toppings such as vegetables, sausages, and sauces have a delicious savory taste.

Simite

At a glance, this typical Turkish food has a shape resembling a donut, round with a hole in the middle and equipped with toppings in the form of wijien seeds. Simit is often used as a breakfast menu and sometimes the serving is combined with cheese, sausages and various other toppings.

This typical Turkish makanana is quite legendary, because it is said that Simit was first created in the 16th brother.

Pides

Pides resemble pizzas with varied toppings. Even this typical food gets the nickname as 'Turkish pizza'. But the difference can be directly seen from the unique shape of Pide bread that is folded and elongated so that it is shaped like a leaf.

Pide is a flat bread baked in an oven with the traditional cooking process using firewood. Pide also comes with a variety of toppings, ranging from eggs, minced lamb, pastrami, vegetables and cheese.

Kofte

Kofte is a main food that is often served along with rice. This dish is often served at a dinner with family or friends.

Kofte is similar to a small-sized steak made from ground chicken, beef or goat and mixed with a variety of spices then roasted, boiled, or fried.

At the beginning of its spread, this food came from immigrants from Turkey to Western Europe and the Netherlands. Because the taste is considered good, this food is also increasingly mushrooming and spreading in many other countries.

Of the six types of food, Devani finally dropped the choice on point number 6, which he said was quite easy to cook.

The ingredients needed to make Kofte food are as follows :

Kofte Material :

• 300 Gr of minced goat meat

• 1 Chicken egg, shake it off

• ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder

• ½ teaspoon allspice powder\*)

• ¾ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon pepper powder

• 1 Teaspoon of chopped parsley

Pickled Material :

• 100 Gr onion, cut across thin

• ½ teaspoon sumac powder**)

• ½ teaspoon salt

(Supply the material flat and leave it on for 30 minutes)

After finishing cooking various kinds of Indonesian menus, then Devani made Kofte.

The ingredients have been prepared by him since morning and now just follow the steps of making it, which is as follows :

Mix all ingredients into a food processor, process until well mixed. Divide into 12 parts, oblong shape, stick on each skewer.

Burn on the fire until cooked.

Serve with pickles.

Cofte was finished, just a grilling when the Mahen family arrived, so that the food can be served in a state of warmth.

When Mahen went to the kitchen to get drinking water, he was surprised and amazed when he saw Devani was very agile and skilled in cooking. A variety of appetizing dishes have been served there.

If the current Mahen did not go to the kitchen, maybe he would not believe if the cuisine was all the work of Devani.

Mbok Ijah smiled to himself when he saw Mahen watching Devani who was cooking.

According to him, Mahen has started to like Devani, but for now the prestige is still too big to admit his feelings.

Devani was not aware that if anyone noticed her since then, she was still engrossed in completing her tasks.

The clock on Mahen's hand showed at half-twelfth, now it's time he had to go back to school to pick up Annisa, then after that Mahen and Annisa will go straight to the airport to pick up his family.

Annisa ran hugging Oma, Opa and her Om, she was so happy to finally be able to meet the three.

Opa although a Turkish national but he is proficient in Indonesian because he has learned a lot from Oma who is native to Indonesia.

Likewise with Hansen, Mahen's younger brother, although he never lived in Indonesia but he deliberately learned to speak Indonesian following his mother tongue.

Mahen hugged Papa, his mother and sister. Mama was sad when she saw Mahen so thin and his appearance was so shabby, disheveled, not as weathered when Devina, her daughter-in-law, was still alive.

Mama Mahen promised not to return to Turkey before seeing Mahen remarry, until there is a wife who will take care of all the needs of her son.

He will not let Mahen continue to dissolve in sadness and continue to fall as he is today.

Mama must find a way for Mahen to rise soon, rearrange his future, especially for Annisa's daughter and favorite grandson.

Hansen, who saw his brother change so drastically, said, "Sister.Why brother wasted his life, everything has happened and those who have left will not be able to return," said Hansen.

Then he said again, "Rise up! look, Annisa, pity her, Annisa's still very small, she still needs the affection of a whole family."