Imam Bayildi

== Description ==
A famous Turkish dish, its name means literally 'the Immam fainted' - some say at the deliciousness of the dish, others claim the poor priest was horrified at the amount of oil the dish used! I prefer the first theory!
== Ingredients ==
* 4 medium aubergines (eggplants)
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 onion, finely chopped
* 2 garlic, cloves crushed
* 1 green pepper (capsicum)
* 1 red pepper (capsicum)
* parsley, good handful chopped
* 3 large tomatoes, blanched,skinned and coarsely chopped
* ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
* black pepper
* salt
* ½ – 1 teaspoon sugar
* ½ lemon, juice of
== Directions ==
# Heat oven to 190°C / 375°F / gas 5.
# Slice each aubergine in half lengthwise.
# Scoop out the flesh from the aubergines and chop.
# Blanch the aubergine shells in boiling water for 2 minutes then drain upside down.
# Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and saute the onion until soft and golden.
# Add crushed garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
# Add parsley, chopped aubergine, tomatoes, green and red pepper, cinnamon, salt and black pepper and cook for about 5 minutes.
# Add lemon juice and sugar to taste.
# Arrange the aubergine boats in a baking dish and fill each one with the filling.
# Cover the dish with aluminium foil.
# Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes.
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