Stuffed Eggplant
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 6persons | 80minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 90minutes |
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Stuffed Eggplant
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Ingredients
- 1kg small battiri eggplant
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium tomato
- 1cup Rice
- 3/4kg minced lamb meat
- 50gram margarine
- 3tsp salt
- 1/2tsp all spice
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Instructions
- Empty the inside of the eggplant, make sure not to make a hole in the eggplant.
- Soak them in salted water for half an hour.
- For stuffing mix well meat, rice, margarine, salt allspice.
- Fill each eggplant (3/4 full) with the mix
- Arrange in a pot
- Add onions chopped
- Add tomatoes diced
- Cover with water to 2 cm above eggplant
- Cook on stove top for 30 minutes on high heat
- Cook on stove top for another 40-50 minutes on low heat/ until rice is cooked.
Recipe Notes
Contributor: Faten Abu Mostafa, 64
Place: Battir – Palestine
Personal Background:
House wife
| Recipe’s Personal Background | How did you learn this recipe? | I learned it from my mother. |
| Is there some memory/historical event connected to this recipe? | No, it is a seasonal recipe during the summer. | |
| Personal reference to tradition transmitted by relatives (preparing together, sharing, eating together etc.)? | This meal is usually shared with family – relatives depending on the number of people. | |
| Mediterranean Background | Any tradition this receipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it? | No. |
| Any Festivity this recipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it? | It is connected to the Eggplant Festival. | |
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Is your recipe connected to the territory you live in? Is it strictly linked to the specificity of the agricultural environment? | Battir is famous for its eggplant- Battiri type. It is harvested in August. Usually it is affiliated with eggplant Festival in Battir. Of course eggplant is used in other foods. The eggplant is picked fresh from the Battir Terraces – Jenan. | |
| Season (season this food is linked to) | It is cooked during the summer, since the eggplant is grown in that season. |
| Ingredient | Nutritional Importance | Health Benefits |
| Battiri Eggplant | 1 cup of cubes eggplant provides: • 20 calories • 4.67 g carbohydrate • 2.8 g dietary fiber • 0.16 g total fat • 0.028 g saturated fat • 0 mg cholesterol • 0.83 g protein |
Eggplant might decreases the risk of obesity and overall mortality, diabetes and heart disease. Consumption of eggplant promotes a healthy complexion and healthier hair. The fiber, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B-6, and phytonutrient content in eggplants all support heart health. The polyphenols in eggplant have been found to exhibit anti-cancer effects |
| Minced lamb meat | 3 oz of lamb meat provide: • 248 calories • 0 g carbohydrates • 0 g dietary fiber • 17.66 g total fat • 7.44 g saturated fat • 82 mg cholesterol • 20.7 g protein |
Lamb meat is an excellent source of high quality protein. Lamb meat is an ideal source of iron. Lamb meat provides 45 per cent of the daily requirement of zinc, essential for growth, healing and a healthy immune system. |
| White rice | 1 cup of cooked white rice provides: • 204 calories • 11.08 g carbohydrates • 0.6 g dietary fiber • 0.44 g total fat • 0.12 g saturated fat • 0 mg cholesterol • 4.2 g protein |
Rice contains a certain level of anti-nutrients like phytates which can make it hard for us to absorb the minerals it contains. Rice is naturally gluten free, so the most problematic part of many grains is already absent from rice. Statistics indicate that the actual incidence of type 1 diabetes is lowest in countries with high consumption of white rice. |
| Margarine | 1 tbsp. margarine provides: • 75 calories • 0 g carbohydrates • 0 g dietary fiber • 8.46 g total fat • 1.4 g saturated fat • 6.2 g unsaturated fat • 0 mg cholesterol • 0.09 g protein |
Margarine is made out of vegetable oils, making it cholesterol-free and high in unsaturated fats. |
| Additional information | |
| Is it suggested to eat this meal if you suffer from some disease? If yes, for which one? | – |
| What is the primary base with which your food is prepared? Is this a derivative of oil or another base? | The food includes eggplants that are vegetables, lamb meat which is a rich source of protein and rice which is a grain. |
| What nutrition related illnesses or deficiencies are common in your area? Are there holistic or nutrition based remedies connected to these aliments? | |
