Guiltless Eggplant & Minced Beef Fatta

Ingredients

• 2 large eggplant - باذنجان رومي
• 3 tablespoon olive oil - زيت زيتون
• salt and pepper - ملح و فلفل
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder - بودرة ثوم
• 1 tablespoon vinegar - خل
• 2 medium garlic clove (grated) - فص ثوم
• 2 large shamy bread - خبز شامي
• 1 small onion (diced) - بصلة
• 250 gram minced meat - لحم مفروم
• 1 medium tomato (grated) - طماطم
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses - دبس رمان
• For the yoghurt topping:
• 300 gram yoghurt - زبادي
• 1 tablespoon tahini - طحينة
• 2 garlic clove (minced) - فص ثوم
• To garnish:
• 1 tablespoon parsley (chopped) - بقدونس
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds (OR 1/2 teaspoon sumac) - بذور رمان
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts - صنوبر
• 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses (optional) - دبس رمان

Step by step

1. Preheat oven to 200C. Slice the eggplants into medium cubes and arrange on baking tray.
2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix with your hands to coat the eggplants well. Place tray in the oven and roast for about 20 minutes, turning the eggplants halfway through, until golden and cooked.
3. Mix the vinegar with grated garlic and drizzle on hot eggplants. Set aside.
4. Use scissors to cut bread into small rectangles. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and toast in the same oven for 8-10 minutes, turning halfway through, until crispy and golden. Set aside.
5. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan and sauté diced onion. Add minced beef. season with salt and pepper and stir frequently until cooked. Add grated tomato and leave to cook for another 3 minutes on low heat, then add pomegranate molasses and turn off heat.
6. In a bowl, mix the yoghurt with tahini, minced garlic, and salt.
7. Toast the pine nuts in a small dry pan on medium heat, while shaking the pan, until golden.
8. To assemble the dish, arrange crispy bread on serving plate. Add the roasted eggplants followed by the minced beef and finally the yoghurt. Garnish with chopped parsley, pomegranate seeds or sumac and pine nuts. You can arrange some leftover crispy bread in the middle of the dish and drizzle it with pomegranate molasses on top.