Description
Imam Bayildi Recipe – a delicious Turkish vegetarian dish made with eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, and onions. Perfect for a flavorful and healthy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium eggplants
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 medium-sized onions (sliced)
- 2 medium-sized fresh tomatoes (sliced)
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley (or coriander)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp olive
- vegetable oil for frying eggplants
Instructions
- Skin eggplants in stripes. Cut cut them crosswise into 3” pieces and cut again sideways. Make a slit in the middle and put them in salted water for 30 minutes. Drain and dry with paper towels.
- Brush with olive oil and fry until half-done. Arrange them in a baking pan slit up.
- Using the same frying pan, sauté garlic, onions, tomatoes, and minced parsley for 3-5 minutes.
- Spoon the vegetable mixture into eggplants, inserting some in the slits.
- Season with salt, black pepper, sugar, and juice of one lemon.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes at 350˚F. Leave to cool in room temperature.