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Persian Eggplant Kuku

Name: Persian Eggplant Kuku
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Persian
Ingredients: 500 g eggplants, peeled and cut in large cubes; 90 ml vegetable oil; 2 spring onions, chopped; 6 eggs; 1 tsp salt; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 20 g ghee; plain yoghurt, to taste; flat bread, to taste

Soft fried eggplant is mashed with spring onions, bound with eggs and baked until firm. It is served with yoghurt and flat bread, and tastes just as good cold.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on30 min
Total1 h 40 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

500 geggplants, peeled and cut in large cubes
90 mlvegetable oil
2spring onions, chopped
6eggs
1 tspsalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper
20 gghee

To serve

to tasteplain yoghurtoptional
to tasteflat breadoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Black and white pepper
Yeast

Taste

Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight
Meal prep

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: low

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