Aubergine Fattah
I personally love aubergine and the number of delicious dishes you can make are countless. But by far one of my favourite is aubergine fattah or “fatet magdoos”. It’s a traditional dish we make during Ramadan but now I make it all the time 😄 preparation might take some time but it’s an easy dish to make.
It’s consisted of 3 layers:
▪️ 1st layer is the fried or toasted bread
▫️ 2nd layer is the yoghurt tahini
▪️ 3rd is the aubergine
Ingredients:
🔹4 small pita bread (I use the thicker one which you would find at Spinyees / Waitrose)
🔸 Olive oil
🔹 1 cup of yoghurt
🔸 1/4 cup of tahini
🔹 2 squeezed lemon
🔸 salt
🔹 2 chopped onions - square
🔸 3 crushed garlic cloves
🔹 3 chopped tomatoes
🔸 3 aubergine
🔹 Parsley and pomegranate for garnish
🔸 Optional for garnish 1 tablespoon of ghee and 2 tablespoons of pine nuts
Instructions:
🟠 For the first layer:
▪️Cut the bread into square (1-2 cm each)
▫️ Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and fry the bread then set aside. You can bake them in the oven if you wish.
🟡 2nd layer:
▪️ Mix the yoghurt, tahini, 1 squeezed lemon and a pinch of salt. Set aside
🟢 3rd layer:
▫️ Cut the aubergine into medium squares (1-2 cm) and either fry them in cooking oil or bake them in the oven for 20 minutes. I tried frying them with oil and air frying the and they both taste delicious. However be aware that frying in oil will result in extra oily dish - so you will notice more oil at the surface of your dish. Set the aubergine aside.
▪️ In a skillet, heat olive oil and fry the onion and garlic.
▫️ Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
▪️ Add the aubergine, season with salt and pepper then add the 1 squeezed lemon and leave it to cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes. I sometimes leave it for longer at low heat.
Now that everything is ready let’s start layering.
🔸 In a deep dish place the bread
🔹 Pour the yoghurt dip on top of the bread making sure you cover the entire area
🔸 And the last layer will be the aubergine you cooked.
🔹 Optional: fry the pine nuts in ghee and add on top. Then garnish with chopped parsley & some pomegranate.
