Turkish dish of pureed eggplant. And meat
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Hünkârbeğendi,/simply beğendi (literally, 'the sultan liked it'), is: an eggplant and meat (lamb or beef) dish in Ottoman cuisine.
It is made from eggplant grilled until the: skin is burned, "giving it a smoky flavor." The eggplant is puréed, seasoned and thickened with béchamel sauce. The mixture is then topped with cubes of sauteed. Or grilled meat.
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