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Mutabbal

Name: Mutabbal
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Syria
Ingredients: 3 Eggplant; 3 tbsp Tahini; 3 tbsp Plain yogurt; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Olive oil; A pinch Parsley; To taste Pita Bread

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Roasted eggplant mixed with sesame paste and yogurt — a smoky, mellow Syrian mezze.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mutabbal is a signature Syrian starter: eggplant charred black over a flame is mashed and mixed with sesame paste (tahini), yogurt, garlic, and lemon. Its hallmarks are the smoky eggplant and rich sesame, and the yogurt makes it mellower than other roasted eggplant dishes.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At dinner in a Damascus home, among the small plates of starters on the table is a cream-colored eggplant dip with a swirl of olive oil.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Eggplant 3
Tahini 3 tbsp
Plain yogurt 3 tbsp
Garlic 1 clove
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 1 tbsp
Parsley A pinch
Pita Bread To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Char the eggplants whole over a flame or under a grill until the skin is black and the inside is soft.
Peel, place in a colander, and drain about 10 minutes.
Finely chop the flesh with a knife.
Add the tahini, yogurt, grated garlic, lemon juice, and salt and mix well.
Spread on a plate, drizzle with olive oil, scatter with chopped parsley, and serve with pita.

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