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Hünkar beğendi, a lamb stew served with smoked eggplant puree.

Hünkar beğendi, a lamb stew served with smoked eggplant puree.

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A classic Turkish dish named “the sultan’s favorite,” it consists of a meat stew with tomatoes, served over a creamy purée of grilled eggplants, milk, and…

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Recipe from Joseph, Cekli829, Mutlutopuz, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Grilled directly over the flame, the eggplants impart a smoky flavor to the puree; combined with a roux made with milk and kaşar cheese, it accompanies a lamb stew with tomatoes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$37.58 $6.26 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people

Stew

  • $20.14
  • $0.41
  • $4.19
  • $0.28
  • $0.40

Eggplant puree

  • $10.50
  • $0.02
  • $0.14
  • $0.20
  • $0.40
  • $0.90

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onion and the meat.
  2. Add the chopped and crushed tomatoes, and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour the 2 to 3 cups of water and let it simmer until the meat is tender, then season with salt and pepper – there should be about a ladleful to a and a half ladleful of juice remaining.
  4. Grill the eggplants directly over the flame, turning them frequently, starting with the tip, until they are soft and tender.
  5. Peel them and finely chop the flesh. ≈ 8 min
  6. Mix the flour with the fat, add the eggplant, kaşar cheese, and milk, and cook, stirring constantly. Season with salt.
  7. Place the mashed potatoes and stew on the serving dish and garnish with parsley leaves. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Hünkar beğendi, a lamb stew served with smoked eggplant puree.

  • 1 kg of lamb, mutton, or beef, cut into cubes$20.14
  • 2 onions$0.41
  • 2 to 3 tomatoes$4.19
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or oil$0.28
  • salt, black pepper$0.40
  • 6 eggplants$10.50
  • 1 tablespoon of flour$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of butter or oil$0.14
  • One glass of milk$0.20
  • salt, black pepper$0.40
  • One handful of parsley$0.90

Total$37.58

that's $6.26 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of lamb, mutton, or beef, cut into cubes
  • 2 onions
  • 2 to 3 tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons of butter or oil
  • 2 to 3 glasses of water
  • salt, black pepper
  • 6 eggplants
  • 1 tablespoon of flour
  • 1 tablespoon of butter or oil
  • 2 tablespoons of grated cheese (such as Kashar or Gruyère)
  • One glass of milk
  • salt, black pepper
  • One handful of parsley

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