This recipe is for stuffed eggplants called Karniyarik. It calls for eggplants, onions, tomatoes, ground meat, parsley, tomato paste, vegetable oil, olive oil, salt, and black pepper. The eggplants are washed, peeled and soaked in salty water before being fried. Then the inside is scooped out and stuffed with a mixture of sautéed onions and ground meat seasoned with tomato paste, parsley, and tomatoes. The stuffed eggplants are baked with tomato and pepper slices on top until the peppers are cooked. They are served with rice and yogurt.

1. “ KARNIYARIK “

2. KARNIYARIK Stuffed Eggplants Ingredients : 5 medium sized eggplants 2 medium sized onions. 3 medium sized tomatoes 300 grams ground meat Pepper 2-3 pieces ½ bunch of parsley ½ tablespoons of tomato paste 1 cup of vegetable oil (for frying eggplants) 4 tablespoons of olive oil Salt, black pepper

3. KARNIYARIK HOW TO MAKE : Wash the eggplants. Peel eggplants leaving lengthwise stripes and then put them in salty water for 3 0 minutes.

4. KARNIYARIK Dry them well and fry them as a whole in a deep pot with vegetable oil .

5. KARNIYARIK And then, dry on a paper towel. P lace eggplants on an oven dish. With the help of two spoons, s p lit eggplants into two. But leave the tops and bottoms attached.

6. KARNIYARIK In a deep frying pan, heat olive oil. Add onions and stir for 3-4 minutes. Add ground meat and cook . And then add tomato paste, stir until cooked.

7. KARNIYARIK Add chopped parsley and tomatoes. Add salt and pepper. Mix well.

8. KARNIYARIK Stuff eggplants with ground meat mixture. Place a slice of half moon shaped tomato and a green pepper on top of each split belly eggplant.

9. KARNIYARIK Pour 1 cup of hot water on top . Bake them in preheated oven at 150 C until green peppers are nicely baked.

10. KARNIYARIK Serve with rice and yogurt. Good appetite ! 

11. Prepared by İrem