Halim baademjun- makin' your eggplants sweat!

Ingredients

• 500 g diced beef or lamb
• 250 g lentil/white bean
• 6  small egg plants
• 2  large white onions
• 1 litre of water, boiling
• salt and pepper
• khask
• 2 tsp dried mint and/or oregano
• vegetable oil

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Preparation

• Saute onions until golden, drain oil between absorbent towel and leave to cool.
• In a liter of boiling water add lentils, diced beef/lamb and half the fried onions and cook in low heat, until meat softens.
• While meat and lentils are cooking, slice eggplants about 1-2cm thick and fry them until softened and golden. Drain and leave to cool.
• Drain meat, lentil and onion mixture- set aside saucepan with liquid for later use.
• Add to fried eggplant and mash using a mortar and pestle. Return combined mixture to saucepan and cook, stirring constantly until liquid has evaporated and mixture is thick.
• Lightly fry oregano/mint in tsp oil. Assemble on each plate garnish by sprinkling with kashk, fried herbs and onion. Season to taste.
• Serve with toasted flat/crisp bread or chips and enjoy!