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Aubergine Imam or eggplant imam, is dish with vibrant, delicious and deep flavours.
What always surprises me is every cuisine in the world will have some dishes similar to another. This baked Aubergine Imam (eggplant Imam) from Turkey is so much similar to Indian Baingan ka Bharta (aubergine mash) only the flavours and spices are a bit different.
I absolutely love any preparation of Aubergine, be it Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern or even Japanese with some miso paste! In old times Aubergine was considered poor man’s meat because of it’s texture and looks but I think it’s rather a Vegetarian gem when you want to have some meaty but not actual meat.
This is my take on this traditional Turkish recipe and I loved it.
I served it with gluten free pita breads but you can serve with any type of bread you like!
Do give it a try!
Ingredients:
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 350 F.
Grease a baking pan and keep it aside.
Cut the aubergine and place it in a salted water.
Heat a pan, brown the aubergine in some oil and place them in a greased baking pan.
In the same pan, add olive oil and sauté the onion till golden. Add the garlic and continue to sauté till onion is brown.
Add in the tomatoes, chopped tomatoes, chillies (if you are adding), sugar and all the spices. Mix well and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add in the herbs, lemon zest. Adjust salt and pepper.
Pour this sauce in the baking pan over the aubergine.
Bake it for 45 minutes to 1 hour till the aubergine is cooked.
Serve with bread!
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What kind of eggplant do you use? I'm thinking the large, very dark, pear-shaped variety would be difficult to cook through if they were only halved. Those are the type that are available in my rural area, so I might try cubing it. Also, how much eggplant would you recommend by weight for this recipe?
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Thank you for visiting my website! :) and Thank you for your kind words.
The weight is 500g. For this recipe, I would use either an Italian aubergine or Japanese aubergine. If you are using Japanese aubergines are small, so six units should weigh about 500g (17.63OZ), and if you are using an Italian one, then two large units or three medium units should weigh about 500g.
If you are cubing it, keep it big, or the aubergine will be mashed upon cooking. :)
What is "1 tbsp fresh type chopped"? Did you mean "thyme" or something else?
Hi Gloria,
Thank you for pointing out the spelling mistake. It is thyme.