Mirza Ghasemi (Eggplant Omlet)
Ingredients: (6 servings)
- 8 small seedless eggplants
- 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 4 eggs
- 2 medium tomatos
- 1/3 cup of cooking oil
- salt
- black pepper
Directions:
Bake the eggplants in oven until cooked. This occurs when the eggplants swell and the skin bursts. Take eggplants out of oven and let them cool down slightly. Peel them and cut the hard tops. Cut into small pieces.
Bring water to boil in a small pot. Cook tomatos in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Drain the pot and let cool slightly. Peel them and cut into small pieces.
Fry garlic in oil over medium heat until golden. Add eggplants and fry further for 3-4 minutes. Add tomatos, salt and pepper and fry until the excess water is gone.
Beat eggs well with a fork and fry separately until half-cooked. Add to eggplants, mix and fry further for 1-2 minutes. Can be served with white rice or Iranian bread. This is a delicious dish from a region by the Caspian sea in northern Iran.
Roxana & Farzin Mokhtarian
Jan 2004
