Bouranee Baunjaun (Eggplant with Yogurt Sauce)

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Additional Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    2 hrs 5 mins

  • Servings

    6

  • Calories

    143 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    Afghan

Bouranee Baunjaun (Eggplant with Yogurt Sauce)

An Afghan vegetable side dish made up of tomatoes, peppers, onions and fried eggplant topped with a garlicky yogurt sauce. 

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Ingredients

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Vegetables

  • 4 eggplants
  • salt for sweating eggplant
  • vegetable oil for frying eggplant
  • 1 bell pepper, green or orange sliced into rings
  • 2 large, ripe tomatoes peeled and sliced
  • ¼ tsp chili powder

Chakah (Garlicky Yogurt Sauce)

  • 2 cups plain, unflavored yogurt
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • salt to taste
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Instructions

  1. Leave skin on eggplants and cut into sliced ½ inch thick.
  2. Spread on tray and sprinkle slices liberally with salt. Leave for one hour, then dry well with paper towels. 
  3. Pour enough oil into a frying pan to cover base well. Fry the eggplant until browned on each side but not cooked completely. 
  4. Leave to rest on a paper towel covered cookie sheet. Press paper towel into eggplant slices to remove excess oil. 
  5. Once eggplant is fried, add onions to pan and fry until translucent. Remove to another plate.
  6. Place a layer of eggplant back into the pan. Top with some onion, pepper, and tomato, and then sprinkle with salt and chili powder. Repeat until ingredients are gone. 
  7. Add ¼ cup water, cover pan, and let simmer for 10-15 minutes. 
  8. Combine chakah (yogurt) ingredients. Spread half onto the base of a platter. When vegetables are finished cooking, place vegetables on top of chakah. Then spread the other half of the chakah over the top of the vegetables. 

Notes

  • Recipe from The Complete Middle Eastern Cookbook by Tess Mallos. 

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 143kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 11mg (4%) Sodium 48mg (2%) Potassium 974mg (28%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 17g (34%) Vitamin A 1138IU (23%) Vitamin C 39mg (43%) Calcium 136mg (14%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 143 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 143kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 48mg 2%
Potassium 974mg 21%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 17g 34%
Vitamin A 1138IU 23%
Vitamin C 39mg 43%
Calcium 136mg 14%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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