Ejjet Batinjen or Mashed Eggplant Fritters

Name: Ejjet Batinjen or Mashed Eggplant Fritters
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant 220g (about 1 cup mashed).; - 4 egg, beaten.; - 2 tsp garlic, mashed.; - 1/2 small onion, finely chopped.; - 1/2 tsp baking powder.; - 1/4 cup all-purpose flour.; - 1/2 tsp allspice or 7 spices.; - 1/2 tsp salt or to taste.; - 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper.; 1/2 cup Neutral oil, for frying.; - 1 handful of parsley, finely chopped for garnish.

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

Ejjeh is a kind of omelette similar to savory egg pancakes or fritter patties, that are formed, fried and served as Mezza (appetizer), a side dish, or even a main course. In Lebanese cooking methods, Ejjeh usually filled with vegetables and fresh herbs such as Kousa (Zucchini / Courgette), Shoumar (Dill) Batata (Potato) but today we are making it with Batenjen (Eggplant/ Aubergine).

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:46:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories90.5 kcal (5%)

Total Fat4.8 g (7%)

Carbs7.3 g (3%)

Sugars1.4 g (2%)

Protein4.8 g (10%)

Sodium279.5 mg (14%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

220geggplant

2 tspgarlic

0.5onion

small, finely chopped

½ tspbaking powder

¼ cupall-purpose flour

½ tspallspice

½ tspsalt

or to taste

¼ tspblack pepper

finely chopped for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Peel, slice, and cook eggplant in boiling salted water until tender, Drain thoroughly by placing into a cheesecloth bag and pressing all of the water out and roughly mash.

Step 2

In a bowl, beat the egg. Add 1 cup of mashed eggplant, onion, garlic, flour, baking powder, salt, pepper. Mix until well blended.

Step 3

In a frying pan over medium heat, add a generous amount of neutral oil to fully coat the bottom. Once it is hot, pour a heaping tablespoon of batter for each ejjeh. Fry 1 to 2 minutes each side, until golden brown. Cool drain the access oil on a paper towel, then repeat the same for all remaining dough.

Step 4

Serve at room temperature with yogurt & cucumber salad or fresh tomatoes, and pita bread.