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İmam Bayıldı (Braised Stuffed Aubergines)

Asia › Turkey
serves 4 50 min Easy 2 versions
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İmam Bayıldı

One of 2 versions of İmam Bayıldı (Braised Stuffed Aubergines) · the most complete write-up. The table below shows how their ingredients differ.

Ingredients

Servings 4 people
  • 4 piece aubergine
  • 4 piece onion · medium
  • 4 piece tomato · medium
  • 1 head garlic
  • 1 water glass (200 ml) olive oil
  • half water glass (200 ml) water
  • 1 dessert spoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

How to make it

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  1. Cut the onions as you would for piyaz.
  2. Grate the tomatoes.
  3. Peel the garlic.
  4. Mix the three together, then rub them well with olive oil, salt and sugar.
  5. Peel the aubergines in stripes and score them deeply down the middle.
  6. Divide the mixture you prepared between the aubergines.
  7. Arrange them in a pan.
  8. Add the water.
  9. Cook over a low heat for 20-30 minutes.
    30 min

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İmam Bayıldı (Braised Stuffed Aubergines) versions

They are all the same dish; the table below lists only the ingredients that set them apart. Ingredients common to every version (flour, salt, oil) are left out — they make no difference.

Ingredient Without frying Fried
parsley — ✓
pepper — ✓
sugar ✓ —
sugar cubes — ✓

Fried

serves 5 1 hr 25 min

Fried aubergines filled with a tomato and onion mixture and cooked over a low heat; an olive-oil dish eaten cold.

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