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Smoked aubergines with garlic (mirza ghasemi)
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Smoked aubergines with garlic (mirza ghasemi)

11 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

A great Persian dish of soft roasted aubergine in tomato and garlic sauce, with eggs cooked into it at the last minute. Ideal for making as part of a mezze meal.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

427
Calories
8g
Protein
35g
Fat
21g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 large aubergines
  • vegetable or olive oil
  • 1 bulb garlic
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 3 large ripe tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • ½ tsp caster sugar
  • 1½ tsp crushed sea salt
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • small handful of broken walnut
  • Persian flatbread

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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