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Borani Bademjan - Persischer Auberginen-Dip بورانی بادمجان

Borani Bademjan - Persian Eggplant Dip بورانی بادمجان

It tastes good as a spread, to dip vegetable sticks and best with freshly baked bread.

Gericht Appetizer, Dip, easy recipe, Glutenfree, Mazeh, Mezze
Länder & Regionen Iran, persian cuisine, persian food
Keyword Borani Bademjan - Persian Eggplant Dip بورانی بادمجان
Vorbereitungszeit 15 Minuten
Zubereitungszeit 45 Minuten
Portionen 6 Personen
Autor Labsalliebe

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INGREDIENTS EGGPLANT DIP

  • 3 eggplants
  • Quality olive oil
  • 400 g Greek yogurt 
  • Salt, pepper  freshly grounded

INGREDIENTS TOMATO-MINT MIXTURE 

  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp turmeric 
  • 3 tbsp dried mint

TOPPING

  • 2 tbsp walnuts

Anleitungen

PREPARATION EGGPLANT DIP

  1. Preheat oven to 220°.

  2. Slice eggplants and spread on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Drizzle with good olive oil and salt well. Place on the middle rack for 10 minutes.

  3. Then set the oven to grill, place the eggplants on the top rack and grill for another 30 - 35 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool and set aside.

PREPARATION TOMATO-MINT MIXTURE 

  1. In the meantime, peel, cut in half and slice the onion. Heat some oil in a pan and fry the onions until golden.

  2. Add the garlic cloves through a squeezer and fry for about 2 minutes, they may not darken.

  3. Add turmeric, tomato paste and fry for 5 minutes.

  4. Add mint and fry for 3 more minutes until done. Set aside.

EGGPLANT DIP PREPARATION

  1. Save some eggplant and a tsp of the tomato-mint mixture for topping later.

  2. Blend grilled eggplant with a blender. 

  3. chop walnuts roughly reserving some for topping as well. 

  4. Season yogurt heavily with salt and pepper. 

  5. Now add all ingredients to the yogurt and mix well. 

TOPPING

  1. Top with remaining eggplant, tomato-mint mixture and chopped walnuts.

Rezept-Anmerkungen

Serve with Nan-e Barbari, Nan-e Lavash, Nan-e Taftoon or my baguette.