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Ingredients

  • 1 or 2 large Eggplant(s)
  • 1.5-2 lb ground beef
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 4-5 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  • 1 can of tomato paste
  • 3 tbsp Narsharab (دبس رمان)
  • Large (32 oz) container of plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp tahinah
  • 2 lemons
  • 3-4 pita breads

Directions

Ground beef + eggplant mixture

  • Slice, fry, and salt an eggplant
  • Cook ground beef on medium-high with onion and garlic, salt, and pepper until it's dry
  • Add one can of tomato paste to ground beef mixture, and mix for a few minutes
  • Use the tomato paste can to add water to the mixture.
  • Add the Narsharab (taste to see how you like it)
  • Add fried eggplant and mix for a couple minutes

White sauce

  • Mix yogurt in container to loosen it
  • Add the tahina to the yogurt
  • Add juice of lemons
  • Salt (to taste)

Pita chips

  • Cut pita bread into squares
  • Fry the pita bread on medium heat until very light golden/brown (these need constant attention because they burn easily)

Assembly

Layer bread, ground beef + eggplant mixture, and white sauce. You can also garnish with fried/roasted pine nuts (totally optional). The ground beef + eggplant mixture needs to be warm. if it's too hot, wait. If it's too cold, heat it up a bit on the stovetop.

The ground beef + eggplant mixture can be cooked ahead and frozen. If you do this, make sure not to mix up the eggplants before freezing.

Make sure to take a picture and send it.