How to Make Urfa Kazan Kebab - Spiced Lamb Eggplants in One Pot

ground lamb

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier with a high smoke point, while canola oil is cost-effective.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and higher in protein, while sour cream is often cheaper.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain pita

💰Cheaper: flatbread

Whole grain pita offers more fiber, while flatbread is often less expensive.

Very finely chop the onions and optionally the garlic cloves.

Peel the skin of 2 tomatoes and finely chop or grate the tomatoes, drain the excess liquid.

Finely chop the peppers.

Combine the lamb, onions, garlic, 1 tbsp pepper paste, 1 tbsp isot pepper, 1 tsp black pepper and 1.5 tsp salt in a bowl.

Gently mix with your hands until everything is nicely combined. Do not overwork or knead the mixture.

Remove stem and the end part of the eggplants.

Make diagonal slits on the eggplants every 1 cm, being careful not to cut all the way through, and leave the bottom part intact.

If you have excess filling, make slits to a tomato similar to the eggplants and use the tomato for the excess.

Carefully fill the slits with the lamb mixture, making sure the slits are completely filled with the lamb mixture.

Layer the filled eggplants in a pot, filled sides facing up and then layer the filled tomatoes.

Sprinkle 1/2 tsp salt over the eggplants and tomatoes.

Melt the clarified butter on low heat and pour over the eggplants and tomatoes.

In a small saucepan, combine 1 tbsp tomato paste with 1/2 cup water and stir until combined into a sauce.

Pour the sauce evenly over the eggplants, cover the filled vegetables with a plate and close the lid.

Bring to a boil over high heat and then switch to low heat to simmer.

Cook over low heat for 1 hour or until most of the liquid is evaporated.

Serve with rice pilaf or pita bread.

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