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CHOW: Recipes: Bademjan – Incredible Persian Stew
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Bademjan - Incredible Persian Stew Recipe

By persian
Total Time: 1 hour | Active Time: | Makes: 2

Bademjan means “eggpant” in Farsi (otherwise known as Persian, the language spoken Iran). This stew works fantastically with Persian rice (Polo) and is a dish which can be modified for vegetarians very easily. Such comfort food – everyone will enjoy this dish.

INGREDIENTS
  • Eggplant
  • Lamb
  • Tomato Paste
  • Lemon
  • Onion
  • Tumeric
  • Sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Peel the eggplant and cut it lengthwise in half. (Cut it in half again if you are using a large eggplant.) Lightly salt and leave it to drain in a colander for half an hour. Rinse and pat it dry with paper towel, or leave to dry it overnight. (Eggplant will ‘sweat’ when salted, don’t be scared!)
  2. Fry the eggplant in oil until it is lightly colored. Remove and keep to the side.
  3. Put 2 tablespoons of oil in a deep pot and fry the onion, adding the meat, pepper turmeric and tomato paste. Sauté until the onion is lightly colored.
  4. Add water and let it simmer until the meat is tender. Add more water if its required (if the dish doesn’t look liquidly then it will need more water).
  5. When the meat is tender, add the eggplant, sugar, lemon, and salt to taste. Let the mixture boil for another few minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.

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COMMENT

  • Because it's simple, don't underestimate this recipe. This is basic goodness that doesn't need a lot of embellishment : )

  • This list of ingredients is a "recipe"?

  • This recipe doesn't do the dish justice. Do a google search or:
    http://www.bestirantravel.com/culture/food/bademjan.html

  • I wouldn't call this "useless". I tried it with 1 eggplant for 1 lb of meat and used a jar prepared tomato sauce. Tasted pretty well!

  • This recipe is certainly interesting, but it is also totally useless if you cannot specify quantities of the ingredients.

  • My husband is Persian and he was very impressed with the favor and taste of this recipe. The lamb gives a wonderful taste to this stew

  • This recipe really looks good, I need to find out how much meat
    should I use in a recipelike this? 1 lb, 1 1/2 lb, 2 lbs?