Persian Ghormeh-Style Eggplant Khoresh Bademjan

Persian Ghormeh-Style Eggplant Khoresh Bademjan

Illustration generated by AI. The recipe is hand-curated and checked by MealPrep's allergen, diet and nutrition rules.

Middle-eastern · 125 min · Beef · gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, high-protein

566 cal 32g protein 24g carbs 38g fat per serving · estimated

Ingredients

scaled from 4 servings
  • 3/4 lb beef stew meat
  • 2 Chinese eggplants
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
  • 1 dried limes (limoo omani)
  • 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Method (tap to check — screen stays awake)

  1. Peel eggplants in stripes, salt them 15 minutes, then pat dry and fry in oil until golden; set aside.
  2. Brown sliced onion in the pot with turmeric, then sear the beef.
  3. Add tomato sauce, cinnamon, pierced dried limes, and 3 cups water; simmer covered 1 hour 15 minutes until the beef is tender.
  4. Lay the fried eggplant on top and simmer gently 15 minutes without stirring so they stay intact.
  5. Season with salt and squeeze the limes into the sauce.
  6. Serve over steamed basmati rice.

Nutrition figures are estimates. Verify allergens on every ingredient label before cooking.

Liked this? Get a week of them.

Answer three questions and we'll build a week of dinners around how you eat — with one grocery list for all of it. No account, no card.

Build my week →

Or turn any recipe link into a grocery list — no sign-up for that either.

← Browse the cookbook

Want Persian Ghormeh-Style Eggplant Khoresh Bademj… for six, or something like it tonight?