You have a few ingredients at home, but deciding what to cook can sometimes take longer than preparing the meal. Looking up recipes brings another problem: they often call for ingredients you do not have. I developed Sen Pişir to make that everyday decision easier.
The idea is simple: select what is in your kitchen, then explore the meals you could make. Start with a daily suggestion or browse the catalogue to suit your taste. You can use it in your browser at senpisir.tr or download the Android app. The app and website are currently in Turkish.
Try Sen Pişir in your browser →
The daily question: what should I cook?
When you open Sen Pişir, a meal suggestion for the day welcomes you. If it is not what you feel like eating, use “Başka öner” (another suggestion) to see an alternative. Instead of starting with an empty search box, you have a dish to consider.
You can also add a soup, a side dish and a dessert to plan the table together. My aim is to help you decide what to prepare that day, as well as show you recipes.
Select your ingredients and see your options
In Mutfağım (My Kitchen), tick the ingredients you have. The system lists meals you can make with your selections and alternatives that need additional ingredients. For example, selecting potatoes, eggs and onions lets you explore recipes that use those ingredients.
You do not need to enter quantities here; just choose what you have. When you open a recipe, you can check its ingredient list against the amounts available. It is a starting point for using what is already at home before heading out to shop.
Narrow the recipes down to suit your table
The starting catalogue contains 1008 dishes. In the Explore section, filters for cuisine, meal type, difficulty, time and calories help narrow the choices. Changing the number of servings recalculates ingredient quantities.
The time filter helps when you need a quick dish, while choices such as meat, chicken, vegetables and pulses help you find a particular type of meal. Recipes also show source information, timings and approximate calorie values where available.
Website and Android app
senpisir.tr is also a way to try the app before downloading it. Open the site on a computer or phone to use the daily suggestions and meal-finding features.
You can get the Android app as an APK from the website’s download page. Its core recipe catalogue is included in the app, so you can browse those dishes without an internet connection. New videos and subsequently added content require internet access. No account is needed; favourites and kitchen selections stay on your device.
See the Android app and installation steps →
Take the next step with video recipes
For anyone who wants to see the preparation as well as read the ingredients, there is a video recipes section. It links to YouTube demonstrations, and you can follow new content through the channel link on the site.
Sen Pişir is one of my projects bringing together a website, an Android app and video content. I continue my design and development work through Luce Creative Studio.
If you are wondering what to cook today, start by selecting what is in your kitchen: Open Sen Pişir →
