Turkish Eggplant Kofta Kebab (Parmak Kebabı)

Eggplant And Kofta Kebab is a delicious way of making an eggplant dish.. Did you know that Turkey is famous by having more than hundreds of kind eggplant dishes. This one is called "Parmak Kebabı" in Turkish cuisine. Originally it is made with chunks of cubed boneless meat either from lamb or beef. But making it with kofta balls is a lighter and beautiful variety too.
Ingredients For Turkish Eggplant Kofte Kabab:
For the kofte balls:
1 medium onion
2 slices of 2-3 day old bread
400gr. ground meat - (optional but better if its a bit high on fat content and mix of lamb and beef )
1/2 tsp each salt, ground red pepper, cumin and black pepper
2-3 tbsp water
1 tsp tomato paste
For the veggies:
4-5 thin long eggplant (better if you get in the same sizes for the shape)
5-6 green peppers
For the tomato sauce:
1 cup of tomato sauce or 3-4 big ripen tomatoes, grated and cooked in 3-4 tbsp olive oil (add garlic for a more taste)
1/2 tbsp tomato paste
1 to 1 + 1/2 cups hot water (until the dish is half way full when it is poured over)
salt to taste
ı used 30-32 cm round baking pan for it but you can arrange it to square or rectangle pan if you don't have
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