Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts

Tepsi Baytinjan#EattheWorld

Tepsi Baytinjan, a very popular Iraqi casserole dish, usually served with rice. The main ingredient of the dish is aubergine/brinjal/eggplant (baytinjan translated means aubergine/brinjal/eggplant). Similar to moussaka, the dish consists of layers of vegetables and meat, covered in a sauce and baked.
Join us in Eat the World..as we celebrate Christmas - Secret Santa party, wherein we are asked to make a recipe of that blog of any recipe post with #EattheWorld. 
I am given Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm and I have chosen Tepsi Baytinjan. 
Check the above link for the original recipe.  I have made just two minor changes in the recipe- added curry powder to the meatballs and other is that I rolled the meatballs in the eggplant slice. I took a small size dish -6" square dish it was small for the quantity, while baking the sauce spilled over so take a 7" dish for baking for this much quantity. You can used lamb or mutton mince to make this dish.
Serves 3 - 4
Ingredients
1 Medium Eggplant- sliced into thin slices
1 Medium Onion - sliced
2 Medium Tomatoes - sliced
3 + 3 Cloves Garlic - minced
250 Grams Beef mince
1/2 Teaspoon Curry Powder
1 Medium Potato - sliced into roundles
Olive oil as required
Salt & Black pepper - to taste
250 Ml Tomato Sauce 
Method
Grease a 7 inch deep baking dish and set aside. 
Heat about 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over med high heat. Season the eggplant with salt and pepper. Brown on both sides in the skillet.
Season the potato slices with salt and pepper and brown in the same skillet on each side until golden but not necessarily cooked through.
Place the onion into the skillet and cook until softened and browned. Layer over the potatoes. Layer the tomato slices over the top.
Mix the remaining garlic, curry powder, salt and pepper into the minced beef. Form into meatballs 1-2" oval shaped. Add more oil to the same skillet and brown the meatballs all over.
Lay a eggplant slice and place a meatball in it. 
Roll it until the meatball is covered.
Combine half of the garlic with the tomato sauce and pour over the casserole.
Pour the sauce over it and garnish with parsley.
Baked it in a preheated at 180°C, for about 35-45 minutes.
Serve over steamed rice.
Labels: Casserole, Meatball, Eggplant, Potato, Baked, Eat the World, Iraq, International Cuisine 


Each month a group of us join Evelyne of CulturEatz as she travels to different countries to Eat the World.  This month it's secret Santa wherein we can choose any dish by the blog assigned to us.

Check out all the wonderful recipe exchanges as we celebrate the Holidays. Everybody picked a fellow Eat the World member in secret and was asked to make a recipe from any past ETW posts. Share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!
Sneha’s Recipe: Baytinjan 
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Hadgi Badah iraqi cardamom cookies 
Culinary Adventures with Cam: Iraqi Lamb Stew

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Potato Kubbi/Potato Chap#EattheWorld

Potato Kubbi is an appetizer or finger food that is very popular as a street food in Iraq. It is also serve it as a snack. 
You can make these kibbis,  freeze them after frying.  Just  reheat them in the oven before serving.
Ingredients

4 medium Potatoes boiled
1/4 Cup Bread Crumbs
1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
½ teaspoon salt

Bread Crumbs for coating as required
For the Filling

200 Grams Chicken mince
1 Small Onion - finely  chopped
2 Tablespoons Coriander leaves or Parsley - chopped
½ Teaspoon Salt 
¼ Teaspoon Chilly powder
½ Teaspoon  Bezar Spice Mix/Bezar Masala- Homemade 
Oil as required  for frying
Method 

Rice or grate  the potatoes in a bowl add breadcrumbs  salt and mix well, keep it aside.

Prepare the Filling 
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan and sauté the onions till soft and translucent, add the chicken and saute for a minute add all the spices. When cooked, add salt and chopped parsley, and set aside to cool. This filling should be dry and not oily.

To Make the Potato Kubbi / Potato Chap

Oil  your hands in vegetable oil while forming the kubbi.
Take two small  balls of potato mixture, flatten them into a small disk. Place the chicken filling in the middle of one.
Close it  with the other disk pressing to seal the edges
Roll it into a ball then lightly flatten it. 
Place the patties on a tray and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 
Then coat them in bread crumbs.
Heat oil in the pan and drop in the potato kubbi and shallow fry till  golden brown on one side, flip and fry  other side. Drain on paper towel. 
Serve hot as an appetizer.
You would like to see other Iraqi recipes
Yellow Rice

Labels: Iraq, Potato, Stuffed, Chicken Mince, Appetizer, Snack, Street food, Eat the World, Gluten free, Middle Eastern



Each month Evelyne of CulturEatz invites us to visit a country and explore their foods. This month it's Iraq.

Check out all the wonderful Iraqi dishes by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us!

Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Hadgi Badah (Iraqi Cardamom Cookies)
The Schizo Chef: Iraqi Parda Pulao
Amy’s Cooking Adventures: T’Bit (Iraqi Slow Cooked Chicken & Brown Rice)
Sneha’s Recipe: Potato Kubbi/Potato Chap
CulturEatz: Kahi with Gaymar Breakfast
Kitchen Frau: Tepsi Baytinijan (Meatball & Eggplant Dish)
Pandemonium Noshery: Iraqi Lamb Stew
A Day in the Life on the Farm: Tepsi Baytinijan
Making Miracles: Iraqi Rice & Potato Balls
Dinner By Dennis: Pomegranate Soup

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