RCI-BF.001.0100.001

Bouranee Baunjan I

Name: Bouranee Baunjan I
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Afghan Vegetarian
Ingredients: 1 large globe eggplant; 1 unit salt; 1 unit oil (for frying); 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 teaspoon butter or ghee; 1 large onion (sliced thinly); ½ unit [green [bell pepper (seeded and sliced thinly (optional)); 1 pinch red pepper flakes (to taste); 1 unit (14 – 15 ounces) can chopped tomatoes (with juice); 1 cup strained yogurt (also known as yogurt cheese or "chakah"); ½ teaspoon crushed garlic (to taste); 1 unit salt (to taste)

thumb|300px|Bouranee Baunjan Afghan eggplant with yogurt sauce. This is my take on the Afghan dish B

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

globe eggplant
1 large
salt
1 unit
oil (for frying)
1 unit
olive oil
2 teaspoons
butter or ghee
1 teaspoon
onion
sliced thinly
1 large
[green [bell pepper
seeded and sliced thinly (optional)
½ unit
red pepper flakes
to taste
1 pinch
(14 – 15 ounces) can chopped tomatoes
with juice
1 unit
strained yogurt (also known as yogurt cheese or "chakah")
1 cup
crushed garlic
to taste
½ teaspoon
salt
to taste
1 unit

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Bouranee Baunjan I

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