Imam Turkish-style eggplant bayaldi

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to prepare imam bayaldi? Measure out all the ingredients you need. Take eggplants that are strong, without blemishes, and of the same size. The appearance and quality of the entire dish depends on the appearance of the eggplants.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the eggplants, cut the skin lengthwise into thin strips. Make a deep longitudinal cut in each eggplant, being careful not to damage the walls of the vegetable. Salt the eggplants inside and out. Leave for 30 minutes.

3. STEP 3

   

   Prepare the ingredients for the filling. Wash the tomatoes. Peel the onion and wash it too. Dry the vegetables. Also wash the greens, shake them off and dry them.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the onion into strips. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, drain the juice, leaving only the pulp. If desired, you can remove the seeds from the tomatoes. And also cut off the skin from them, holding them in hot water for several minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Chop the garlic, parsley and mint with a knife.

6. STEP 6

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the eggplants on all sides until golden brown. Articles on these topics will help you choose the right frying pan and oil for frying. There are links to them at the end of the recipe.

7. STEP 7

   

   Separately, heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the onion and sugar and fry until the onion has a caramel color.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add tomatoes, garlic, nutmeg, lemon juice and salt to the onions. Stir and simmer together for 5 minutes. If there is a lot of liquid left, drain it.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add chopped herbs to the fry. Mix everything and remove from heat.

10. STEP 10

    

    Spread the edges of the eggplants where the cut is made to create a depression.

11. STEP 11

    

    Fill the eggplants with the filling. Transfer them carefully to the prepared baking dish. Pour some water into the bottom of the pan and heat in a preheated oven for about 10 minutes. The times are approximate, be guided by the operating characteristics of your oven. Read more about ovens in the separate article at the end of this recipe. The dish is ready! Imam bayaldy is served hot or warm.

Comments on the recipe

ELENKA

10.12.2023

4.5

Definitely delicious! I also know and often during the season I cook eggplants according to this recipe - with minced meat and cheese.

Maystin

10.12.2023

4.7

I made an amazing dish of eggplant imam bayaldy for dinner. I followed the recipe in preparation and it turned out very tasty and aromatic. This is something unusual! Simply an extravaganza of taste! Now I’ll cook it every day until the eggplant season Maria, thank you very much for the recipe!

Anastasia╬

10.12.2023

4.5

Imam eggplant bayaldy is an incredibly tasty and beautiful dish. Suitable for serving for dinner, lunch, even breakfast. Given its external beauty, preparing it is not at all difficult, which is important for me.