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Kashk E Bademjan
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Kashk-e-bademjan
Iranian eggplant dish
1 long, thin eggplant
salt
2 Tbsp oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped
4 Tbsp oil
4-5 cloves garlic, sliced
1 Tbsp dried mint leaves, crushed
salt
2 Tbsp kashk bibi (a cultured yogurt cheese)
1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup yogurt or 1 Tbsp tomato paste and 1/2 cup water
Peel the eggplant, and cut a slit along the side. Salt it, and
let it sit and drain for half an hour.
Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large saucepan, and fry the eggplant evenly
until it turns golden and set aside. Fry the onion till golden
and add the garlic and fry the onion and garlic together a little
longer (same oil).
Add the eggplant and a tablespoon of water if needed, and steam
covered until the eggplant is very soft. Mash these together, and
salt to taste.
(For a vegan alternative, before mashing everything together,
stirfry 1 Tbsp tomato paste in the same oil, and dissolve in 1/2
cup water. Then add everything back and mash as above.)
In another, smaller, saucepan, heat another 4 or so Tbsp oil, and
fry some sliced garlic at a medium heat. Once the garlic is a
little crispy, add the mint leaves, stir together briefly, and
remove from heat.
If using kashk or yogurt, mix with enough water to yield a creamy
consistency.
To serve, put some of the eggplant on a plate, drizzle some kashk
mixture on it, and them ladle some of the seasoned oil on top.
Note: Traditionally eaten with flat bread (pita or lavash) and
fresh herbs (like parsley, tarragon, mint and/or basil).
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a taste of vegetarian rural iran, November 16, 2004 - 04:13 PM
Reviewer: Anonymous from norway
i came to iran the first time as a student of architecture. I was a vegetarian, and sometimes i had difficulties in finding nice traditional vegetarian food. The first time i really was amazed by iranian cooking was when we stopped outside of Kerman and was served Kashk e Bademjan by an old man at a traditional restaurant, and i have never forgot the taste since.
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