Traditional Iraqi 'casserole'- Tepsi Baytinijan Recipe

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Traditional Iraqi 'casserole'- Tepsi Baytinijan
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Ingredients
10
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Nutrition
213
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 large eggplants
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 1 large onion
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 1/3 kg ground beef
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste

Directions:

  1. Peel the eggplant in wide stripes and remove stems. Cut the eggplant into rounds about 1 thick.
  2. Peel and slice the potatoes into 1 thick round slices, set aside. Slice the onions the same way. Peel the garlic and crush it using one of those little garlic contraptions. Slice the tomatoes.
  3. Heat about 1/2 cup of oil in a non-stick pan and fry the eggplant slices until each piece is light golden. In the same oil, lightly fry the potatoes- they don't have
  4. To cook all the way through. Set aside. In the same pan, fry the onion, and set aside. Drain the fried pieces on some paper towels.
  5. Mix the ground beef, half of the crushed garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Make small meatballs and fry them. Set aside.
  6. Mix about 2 1/2 cups of water with 3 tablespoons of tomato paste, the remainder of the crushed garlic, salt (about 3 teaspoons), and pepper (preferably white pepper) and - you guessed it - set aside.
  7. In a baking dish, arrange the eggplant pieces so they slightly overlap (do 2nd layer if necessary.) On top of the eggplant, arrange the potato slices, then the onion, then the slices of tomato on the very top. Arrange the meatballs in between the tomato slices, spreading them evenly. Pour the tomato paste mixture on top of all of this. Arrange the meatballs in between the tomato slices, spreading them evenly.
  8. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170-180 c, for 45-60 mins, be careful not to burn -
  9. This dish is served with Basmati rice or any other kind of rice - we prefer Basmati or 'Ammbar'.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 212.98 Kcal (892 kJ)
Calories from fat 64.62 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.18g 11%
Cholesterol 34.1mg 11%
Sodium 73.55mg 3%
Potassium 928.02mg 20%
Total Carbs 25.01g 8%
Sugars 11.65g 47%
Dietary Fiber 7.37g 29%
Protein 14.2g 28%
Vitamin C 16.9mg 28%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 53.5mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 61.26 Kcal (256 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.07g 11%
Cholesterol 9.81mg 11%
Sodium 21.16mg 3%
Potassium 266.93mg 20%
Total Carbs 7.19g 8%
Sugars 3.35g 47%
Dietary Fiber 2.12g 29%
Protein 4.08g 28%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 28%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 0.5mg 10%
Calcium 15.4mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.1
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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