Name: Fattet Baitenjan (Layered Fried Eggplant, Spiced Meat Sauce, Tahini and Pita)
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 blanched and peeled tomatoes; 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 5 cloves garlic, crushed; 500 g lean ground beef; 1½ tsp salt; ¾ tsp each ground allspice, cinnamon, paprika and black pepper; 2 dried bay leaves; 2 large eggplants (1 kg), cut into round and cubes; 2 graffiti eggplants, sliced lengthwise; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; Vegetable oil, for frying; 2 pita breads, cubed and fried; ½ cup tahini; ¼ cup water; 1½ tsp salt; 1/3 cup lemon juice; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 750 g plain 2% yogurt; 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds; 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley leaves; 2 tbsp olive oil; ½ cup pine nuts

Meat sauce

8 blanched and peeled tomatoes
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp ghee
5 cloves garlic, crushed
500 g lean ground beef
1½ tsp salt
¾ tsp each ground allspice, cinnamon, paprika and black pepper
2 dried bay leaves

Eggplants

Fried pita bread

2 pita breads, cubed and fried

Tahini sauce

Garnish & Fried Nuts

1/3 cup pomegranate seeds
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley leaves
2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup pine nuts

Fattet Baitenjan (Layered Fried Eggplant, Spiced Meat Sauce, Tahini and Pita)

Fattet Baitenjan (Layered Fried Eggplant, Spiced Meat Sauce, Tahini and Pita)

Ingredients

Instructions

Kubbeh (Ground Meat and Burgul Casserole)

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