Msakaet al Bathinjan

==Description==
Eggplant Casserole
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===Ingredients===
* 32 oz Eggplants, peeled and thickly cut lengthwise 
* 32 oz tomatoes, peeled and sliced 
* 1 cup of dried Chickpeas, cooked or canned, washed and drained 
* 1 cup of quartered and sliced Onion 
* 2 tbls ground dried mint 
* 10 cloves garlic, fried in oil 
* 6 cloves garlic, crushed with a dash of salt 
* 2 cups vegetable oil (or to cover Eggplants) 
* 1 tspn salt (as desired) 
* dash of Sugar 
* 1 fresh red or green chili
===Directions===
Sprinkle salt over Eggplant slices. Fry Eggplants till golden brown and drain on paper towels. 
Fry Onion rings until soft. Stir in garlic until golden. 
Add tomatoes, Chickpeas, chili, salt and Sugar. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. 
Add fried Eggplants. Cover pot, cook on moderate heat for 10 minutes. 
Mix dry mint with crushed garlic. Add mint mixture to pot. Cook for 2 minutes. 
Remove chili and serve cold with main dishes
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==See also==
Category:Lebanese Appetizers
Category:AppetizersCategory:Recipes
Category:Chili Recipes
Category:Lebanese Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:mint Recipes
category:oil Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:Eggplant Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:mint Recipes
category:oil Recipes
category:Chickpea Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes