Description[]
Pairing fried eggplant with yogurt and garlic is one of the favorite ways of serving eggplant in Iraq. It is a simple and beautiful dish, great for hot summer days.
Ingredients[]
- 1 large eggplant (about 1½ pounds)
- ¼ cup olive oil, for oven frying eggplant
- 1½ cups plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
Directions[]
- Wash eggplant, cut off stem and peel it into stripes.
- Cut crosswise into 2 parts, then cut each part lengthwise into ¼-inch-thick pieces.
- Soak eggplant pieces in warm salted water for about ½ hour.
- Put a heavy plate on the pieces to keep them submerged.
- Drain eggplant pieces.
- Brush pieces lightly with olive oil, and arrange them in a cookie sheet in one layer.
- Broil them in the oven, turning once.
- About 10 minutes.
- Mix together yogurt, garlic, salt, cumin and coriander.
- On a flat big platter, arrange eggplant pieces in a single layer (pieces may overlap a little).
- Spoon yogurt mixture all over the eggplant.
- Sprinkle with chile, and garnish with parsley and tomato.
- Serve with warm bread.
- If the amount is more than you can consume in one sitting, refrigerate eggplant pieces and yogurt in two separate containers.
- Combine and garnish just before serving.