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Ground meat and roasted eggplant aka Ali Nazik/Battersh

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

roasted eggplant
  • 1 jar roasted eggplant
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
meat
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Aleppo 7 spices mix
  • 1 can tomato sauce
assembly
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 1 tablespoon ghee (can also use butter)
  • 2-4 tablespoons parsley, chopped

Method
 

Roasted eggplant
  1. Mix together the yogurt, garlic, and eggplant in a small bowl.
meat
  1. Add the ground beef and 7 spices to a skillet over medium-heat.
  2. After the meat releases it's water, add the salt.
  3. Stir in the tomato sauce and let simmer for 15 minutes over low heat.
Assembly
  1. Heat the ghee/butter with the pine nuts until they are lightly roasted. (make sure to continuously stir so that they do not burn)
  2. Place the roasted eggplant mixture at the bottom of a plate.
  3. Add the beef and tomato to the middle of the eggplant mixture.
  4. Top with the roasted pine nuts and chopped parsley.
  5. Serve with pita bread or fried pita bread (if you like.)