Roasted Eggplant and Lamb with Mint Yoghurt Sauce | Eggplant Fatteh

#EggplantFatteh
Take your eggplant to the next level! Grilled sweet aubergine that has been layered with a rice lamb sauce and a cooling garlicky yoghurt sauce and finished with a crispy nutty crumb topping. Need I say more?
4 Japanese eggplant, sliced lengthways in half
1/4 cup olive oil (or more)
1 tsp salt
Sauce
1 cup full fat yoghurt
1 clove garlic, grated
zest of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
Filling
300 g ground lamb (or beef)
2 tbs olive oil
1/2 medium onion, finely diced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp nutmeg, grated
1 tsp sumac
2 tbs dried mint
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes *optional
2 tbs toasted pine nuts (or almonds)
1 cup peeled, deseeded diced tomatoes
Crumb Coating
1 cup fried Arabic bread
2 tbs toasted pine nuts
2 tbs toasted almonds
Garnish
Microgreens
Fresh Mint Leaves
Pomegranate seeds
Lemon zest

[@jackieharoun877]

There is no better food than Lebanese food! We call your eggplant dish ‘boats’ and we have eaten this dish for so many years! Missing Sito and Gido!! They taught my Mommy how to cook Lebanese food eighty years ago and Mommy in turn taught her six children and then we in turn taught our children who cook all Lebanese dishes for their families! How blessed are we!!
Thank you!
Jackie Haroun

[@SuzanneHusseini]

I agree with you Jackie! It's so important for us to keep these food memories alive.

[@eyyen]

I just made a stuffed eggplant dish last night for our dinner, vegetarian. I wish I’d seen this video beforehand because, while we enjoyed it, this version looks even better, and I do have ground lamb in the freezer. Next time!

[@SuzanneHusseini]

Yes try it for next time and let me know how it goes!

[@husnidawood7130]

I always watched your show on UA-cam channel as well

[@trueindian3584]

You will be my teacher then I will be the culinary school topper. How to teach the basic cooking is very nice. You are like my mother( al uma)

[@SuzanneHusseini]

Very nice of you - thanks!

[@niloo_confectionery1693]

This is wonderful. I will definitely try. Thank you so much for a great recipe.❤️❤️

[@SuzanneHusseini]

Saha 🙏 I hope you love it!

[@AmrMar]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@SuzanneHusseini]

You're welcome - enjoy!

[@GYH.2023]

I love how you love what you do and I love it too ❤

[@SuzanneHusseini]

Thank you! ❤

[@GYH.2023]

@@SuzanneHusseini Your welcome