Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Iranian Eggplant Dip, Kashkeh Bademjan

Iranian Eggplant Dip, Kashkeh Bademjan.

You can cook Iranian Eggplant Dip, Kashkeh Bademjan using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Iranian Eggplant Dip, Kashkeh Bademjan

1. It’s 2 of large eggplants, peeled and cubed.
2. Prepare 8 tablespoons of kashk, or sour cream if not available.
3. It’s 2 of onions, sliced.
4. Prepare 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, dissolved in ½ cup water.
5. Prepare 2 teaspoons of dried mint.
6. You need 2 cloves of garlic, crushed.
7. Prepare 6 tablespoons of olive oil.
8. It’s of black pepper to taste.
9. It’s of turmeric.
10. You need of salt to taste.

Iranian Eggplant Dip, Kashkeh Bademjan instructions

1. In a skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil, stir in dried mint and leave over medium heat for 1 minute..
2. When you start smelling mint, remove mint and oil from heat and set aside..
3. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the same skillet and fry onions until golden then set aside..
4. In a saucepan, fry eggplants and garlic in the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil for around 10 minutes..
5. When eggplant is soft, add in the dissolved tomato paste,4 tablespoons of kashk and fried onions leaving some for the garnish. Partially cover the saucepan and cook for around 5 minutes, stirring from time to time..
6. When the eggplants are well cooked, remove from heat and mash with a fork. Add in 2 tablespoons of kashk and season with turmeric, black pepper and salt..
7. To serve, place the eggplant mix in a serving platter, spread the remaining kashke and garnish with remaining fried onions. Top with fried mint..