Recipe: Yummy Lebanese Lentil Stuffed Brinjal

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Lebanese Lentil Stuffed Brinjal. This particular soup - Lebanese Spinach & Lentil Soup - is perfect for this time of the year. Lentils are also popular all throughout the Middle East. As a matter of fact, biblical scholars believe that Esau sold his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup.

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Vankaya or brinjal (eggplant aka aubergine) is much loved by the Telugu people of Andhra, especially in its stuffed avatar.

One of the favorite ways to eat brinjal in Andhra and Telangana regions is in the form of gutti vankaya fry.

You can cook Lebanese Lentil Stuffed Brinjal using 26 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lebanese Lentil Stuffed Brinjal

1. Prepare 3 of Medium brinjal.

2. It’s to taste of Salt.

3. You need of as per need Oil.

4. It’s of #For_Stuffing.

5. Prepare 1 of & 1/2 tbsp Oil.

6. You need 1 tbsp of Chopped garlic.

7. It’s 1/2 cup of Chopped onions.

8. It’s of as per taste Salt.

9. You need 1/2 cup of Chopped tomatoes.

10. Prepare 1/2 cup of Chopped tricolour bellpappers.

11. You need 1/2 tsp of Roasted jeera powder / cumin powder.

12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Baharat masala (optional).

13. Prepare 1/2 cup of Brinjal's pulp.

14. You need 1/2 cup of Boiled whole masoor.

15. You need 1/4 cup of crumbled paneer.

16. You need 1 tbsp of Chopped coriander leaves.

17. It’s 2 tbsp of ketchup.

18. Prepare of as required Water.

19. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Red chilli powder.

20. It’s 1/2 tsp of Coriander powder.

21. It’s 1/4 cup of Grated cheese.

22. Prepare of #For_Curd_Dip.

23. You need 1/2 cup of Curd.

24. Prepare as needed of Zatar masala.

25. You need as needed of Mayonnaise.

26. Prepare 1 tbsp of Garlic paste.

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Lebanese Lentil Stuffed Brinjal step by step

1. Brinjal cut into 2 halves. Sprinkle some salt..

2. Heat a pan grease with little oil and roast the brinjal till golden brown. Keep it aside for 10 minutes. Scoop out the pulp and keep aside..

3. #For_Stuffing Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic and onion and saute till the onions are translucent..

4. Add salt and tomato and cook for 2-3 minutes..

5. Add bellpeppers, jeera powder, baharat masala, brinjal pulp and masoor and mix well..

6. Add paneer, coriander leaves, ketchup and water and mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes..

7. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder and cook well..

8. Add cheese and mix well. Stuffing is ready..

9. #For_Curd_Dip Mix the all ingredients in a bowl. Dip is ready..

10. #For_Serving : Now stuff each half with the stuffing and garnish with curd dip, cheese, coriander leaves, chopped tomatoes and sprinkle red chilli powder and enjoy..

This Lebanese-inspired lentil soup will keep you warm with a nice variety of herbs and spices.

Serve with a wedge of lemon and a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

I've learned to make a number of Lebanese recipes…stuffed squash, stuffed swiss chard, hummus, and lentils are all favorites around here.

I actually cook a lot with lentils because the kids really like them and ask for them frequently.

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