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This Turkish side-dish features Sized eggplant (batinjaan, Flour, Butter, Lemon juice. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, bright, zesty notes. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Eggplant Cream (Turkish Hunkar Begendi
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This Turkish side-dish features Sized eggplant (batinjaan, Flour, Butter, Lemon juice. It delivers smooth, comforting richness, bright, zesty notes. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.Ingredients
Directions
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Grated cheese Salt and pepper In Turkey this unusual eggplant dish is called Sultan's Pleasure, for reasons which are obvious as soon as one samples it.
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Particularly delicious with chicken.
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Grilling the eggplants gives the vegetables an agreeable smoky flavor.
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Grill eggplants whole without peeling them by holding over a flame and turning slowly, or prick skin in several places and
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set in hot oven.
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When the skin begins to break and the inside pulp feels soft, slip off the skin and scoop the pulp into a saucepan.
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Mix lemon juice with pulp and simmer until very soft, stirring often (10-15 minutes).
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Meanwhile, melt butter, add flour to it and allow flour to brown.
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Beat the butter and flour mixture into the eggplant.
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add several tablespoons of hot milk and continue beating until mixture resembles mashed potatoes.
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Lastly add several tablespoons of grated Parmesan or Cheddar cheese and cook several minutes more.
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Serve immediately.
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(From Food from the Arab World Marie Karam Khayat and Margaret Clark Keatinge, Khayat's, Beirut 1959)
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 209.0kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 12.5g20%
- Saturated Fat 7.7g39%
- Cholesterol 32.2mg11%
- Sodium 99.2mg5%
- Total Carbohydrate 21.8g8%
- Dietary Fiber 2.9g12%
- Sugars 2.8g
- Protein 3.1g7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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