Made with the finest olive oil, this magical dish has been a favourite at special occasions throughout Turkey and beyond ever since the Imam fainted at its gorgeousness!
Serves: 4
Time to prepare: 15 mins
Time to cook: 45 mins
Dietary requirements: Dairy-free, Egg-free, Halal, Kosher, Vegan
Ingredients
2 medium-sized aubergines
50ml olive oil
2 medium-sized onions, peeled and cut lengthways
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
4 tomatoes, chopped coarsely
1 tbsp tomato concentrate
1 tbsp coarse black pepper
1½ tsp salt
40g flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
300ml hot water
Instructions
Slice the aubergines in half lengthways, score the flesh and scoop out leaving a 1.5cm thick edge.
Heat the oil and sauté the onions and scooped out aubergine flesh together.
Add the cumin seeds, garlic, tomatoes, tomato concentrate, pepper and salt and simmer for a few minutes.
Spoon the mixture into the aubergine ‘shells’.
Place the aubergines into an ovenproof dish and carefully pour round the hot water.
Cover with foil and bake at 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 for 40 minutes or until aubergines are tender, topping up the water if it evaporates too quickly.
Really enjoyed this talk by Alex (can’t remember his surname). I am married to a vegetarian of forty years plus. When we first started courting we would creep into a restaurant to ask if they did vegetarian food, often to be answered with a shrug of the shoulders, at which we would ask if they could make an omelette!!!! Or we would share a plate of food, but I guess the chips would have been cooked in animal fat in those days. This demonstration has given me the inspiration to try alternative recipes as we are definitely in a rut as regards interesting meals.
Sue Gibson
16 August, 2021
Really enjoyed this talk by Alex (can’t remember his surname). I am married to a vegetarian of forty years plus. When we first started courting we would creep into a restaurant to ask if they did vegetarian food, often to be answered with a shrug of the shoulders, at which we would ask if they could make an omelette!!!! Or we would share a plate of food, but I guess the chips would have been cooked in animal fat in those days. This demonstration has given me the inspiration to try alternative recipes as we are definitely in a rut as regards interesting meals.