Idea for a mezzeh type starter
Discussion
Be warned though,, you'll need to make a lot...
Aubergines
Take 3/4 FIRM and smalish aubergines and cut into half a cm slices
sprinkle with salt and leave to drain for at least half an hour
wash in cold water for at least 5 minutes and then dry with kitchen towel until all the moisture has gone
In a small bowl place chickpea flour, freshly ground black pepper and a SMALL amount of Karsmiri masala
Mix together until the paste has mixed into the powder.
Place dried aubergine slices in mix and pat down so that each side gets a decent coating
Heat a frying pan - the thicker the better and add a teaspoon of oil
When smoking hot add the aubergines and cook well
Bread - this is the easiest flat bread but it must be made with a decent full bodied flour. About 2 - 3 cups will make 20 or so flat breads
Organic spelt flour - 1 - 1.5 cup
Organic strong white breadmaking flour - 0.5 cup
Organic wholemeal flour - 0.5 cup
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
ground black pepper - a little goes a long way
Mix all with with warm water - enough to make a sticky but dry dough. Fold and fold again and leave for about 10 minutes.
Roll out the dough into round breads about the size of a quarter plate - don't make them too thin otherwise they will dry out and don't leave too much dry flour on them because it will burn in the pan and make the bread bitter..
When you have a pile of these ready..
Heat a frying pan so hot that if you switch the kitchen light off you'll see the red glow - yep that hot!
Place in a pan and leave for a few moments if the pans hot enough then leave literally no more than 2 minutes each side
Serving
Ideally this should be served with some sweet garlic yoghurt (most turkish/leb/iranian type stores sell this)
or try this. Chop some cucumber into small cubes and mix with a decent 4-10% fat yoghurt (the low fat stuff won't do for this). Add the juice of half a LIME not lemon, a little salt and pepper and a pinch of dried oregano.
..It may seem like a bit of hard work but this really is worth the effort - these flavours work really well.
Aubergines
Take 3/4 FIRM and smalish aubergines and cut into half a cm slices
sprinkle with salt and leave to drain for at least half an hour
wash in cold water for at least 5 minutes and then dry with kitchen towel until all the moisture has gone
In a small bowl place chickpea flour, freshly ground black pepper and a SMALL amount of Karsmiri masala
Mix together until the paste has mixed into the powder.
Place dried aubergine slices in mix and pat down so that each side gets a decent coating
Heat a frying pan - the thicker the better and add a teaspoon of oil
When smoking hot add the aubergines and cook well
Bread - this is the easiest flat bread but it must be made with a decent full bodied flour. About 2 - 3 cups will make 20 or so flat breads
Organic spelt flour - 1 - 1.5 cup
Organic strong white breadmaking flour - 0.5 cup
Organic wholemeal flour - 0.5 cup
1tsp bicarbonate of soda
ground black pepper - a little goes a long way
Mix all with with warm water - enough to make a sticky but dry dough. Fold and fold again and leave for about 10 minutes.
Roll out the dough into round breads about the size of a quarter plate - don't make them too thin otherwise they will dry out and don't leave too much dry flour on them because it will burn in the pan and make the bread bitter..
When you have a pile of these ready..
Heat a frying pan so hot that if you switch the kitchen light off you'll see the red glow - yep that hot!
Place in a pan and leave for a few moments if the pans hot enough then leave literally no more than 2 minutes each side
Serving
Ideally this should be served with some sweet garlic yoghurt (most turkish/leb/iranian type stores sell this)
or try this. Chop some cucumber into small cubes and mix with a decent 4-10% fat yoghurt (the low fat stuff won't do for this). Add the juice of half a LIME not lemon, a little salt and pepper and a pinch of dried oregano.
..It may seem like a bit of hard work but this really is worth the effort - these flavours work really well.
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