Makdous
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 508.7
- Total Fat: 43.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 14.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.3 g
- Protein: 6.5 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Makdous calories by ingredient
Introduction
this is a mid-eastern pickle traditional for breakfast it goes great with plain yoghurt this is a mid-eastern pickle traditional for breakfast it goes great with plain yoghurtNumber of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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2 pounds small, thin eggplants (3-4 inches long)
Salt
olive oil
Stuffing:
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 small chili, finely chopped
4-6 cloves garlic, crushed
Directions
1- Trim the stem end of the eggplants
2- Poach in salted water for 10-15 minutes, or until soft, weighing the eggplants down with a small, heavy lid. Drain
when they are cool, very gently squeeze to get rid of the water.
3- Mix the walnuts with the chili and garlic and add a little salt.
4- Cut a slit lengthwise down the middle of each eggplant but not right through, leaving the ends so as to form a pocket.
5- Put a pinch of salt in each aubergine and close it .
6- Put the salted aubergine in a colander over a bowl with a plate and weight on top and leave it to drain for next day.
7- Stuff with the walnut mixture.
8- Transfer carefully to a jar, and cover with oil.
They should be ready in two days,
9- Cheque the jar from time to time to see the level of the olive oil.
PS: add more olive oil in case you find that it does not cover the aubergines.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAYROUZGAMEEL.
2- Poach in salted water for 10-15 minutes, or until soft, weighing the eggplants down with a small, heavy lid. Drain
when they are cool, very gently squeeze to get rid of the water.
3- Mix the walnuts with the chili and garlic and add a little salt.
4- Cut a slit lengthwise down the middle of each eggplant but not right through, leaving the ends so as to form a pocket.
5- Put a pinch of salt in each aubergine and close it .
6- Put the salted aubergine in a colander over a bowl with a plate and weight on top and leave it to drain for next day.
7- Stuff with the walnut mixture.
8- Transfer carefully to a jar, and cover with oil.
They should be ready in two days,
9- Cheque the jar from time to time to see the level of the olive oil.
PS: add more olive oil in case you find that it does not cover the aubergines.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAYROUZGAMEEL.