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"The story behind this dish is that the Imam (a Turkish official in the Ottoman Empire) fainted when his wife told him she'd used up all the olive oil in making this dish. Eggplant is an oil sponge, it loves to soak it up. Having said that, it is also very, very delicious, and if you allow the eggplant to drain well after frying them, you will still..."

Ingredients: dried mint, eggplants...

"Really good. From The Complete Middle East Cookbook By Tess Mallos. This is really nice served with Cucumber Salad With Yogurt (Middle East, Palestine)."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggplants...

"Spicy eggs from hubcom.com"

Ingredients: cumin seeds, eggs...

"This recipe is quick and easy. Its one of my favorite dishes. Serve with a side of rice and a great salad. 7/12/06 - recipe has been amended."

Ingredients: fresh parsley, garlic powder...

"Quick, easy and tasty. Yoghurt and beef can be prepared ahead so dinner is ready in the time you'll need to cook the pasta. Use roasted garlic for the cooked garlic in the recipe if you have on hand. - This is my variation from a turkish recipe. The yoghurt should be very mild and creamy rich, like Greek yoghurt, not tart or runny, or the dish..."

Ingredients: pepper, Greek yogurt, onions...

"A Turkish dish. My preference is to reduce the amounts of butter and salt from what is shown. Please be warned that chicken livers have a taste that does not appeal to everybody."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh parsley...

"A recipe I am posting (untried) for ZWT 6 - Turkey. This sounds so delicious and inexpensive for a family dinner. It is from Binnur's Turkish Cookbook."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, crushed tomatoes...

"Delicious! You have to give this a try. Can also be cut into fingerfood sized portions."

Ingredients: Turkish bread, feta cheese...

"A good five stars with the sauce. This is DH's favorite meal and mine too right now. Modified from The Complete Middle East Cookbook by Tess Mallos (She is Greek). This is well worth the effort. Serve this dish with mashed potatoes or it tastes excellent served with Hashweh ("rice Stuffing") Middle East, Palestine used as a bed of rice for laying the zucchini on. Along with a fresh..."

Ingredients: rice flour, fresh ground black pepper...

"I was looking for a new way to use eggplant recently and found this Turkish meat and eggplant casserole. If I were using really fresh eggplant (like from the local farmer's market), I would skip step 1. I used less salt (in step 4) and substituted butter flavored nonstick spray for the butter. I also didn't bother to peel the tomatoes. (By..."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, eggplants...

Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, wax peppers...

Ingredients: dill, mint, olive oil...

Ingredients: pepper, meat broth, olive oil...

"Turkish casserole. Very unusual and very tasty."

Ingredients: dill weed, margarine, mint...