List of eggplant dishes

This is a list of eggplant dishes. This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is eggplant. Eggplant or aubergine is used in the cuisine of many countries. It is often stewed, as in the French ratatouille, or deep fried as in the Italian parmigiana di melanzane, the Turkish karnıyarık or Turkish and Greek musakka/moussaka, and Middle-Eastern and South Asian dishes. Eggplants can also be battered before deep-frying and served with a sauce made of tahini and tamarind. In Iranian cuisine, it is blended with whey as kashk e-bademjan, tomatoes as mirza ghasemi or made into stew as khoresh-e-bademjan. It can be sliced and deep-fried, then served with plain yogurt, (optionally) topped with a tomato and garlic sauce, such as in the Turkish dish patlıcan kızartması (pronounced 'potlejon'; meaning: fried aubergines) or without yogurt as in patlıcan şakşuka. Perhaps the best-known Turkish eggplant dishes are imam bayıldı (vegetarian) and karnıyarık (with minced meat).

Eggplant dishes

Karnıyarık is a Turkish dish consisting of eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley and ground meat.

Ajapsandali – Traditional eggplant dish^[1]
Alinazik kebab – Turkish dish of Gaziantep province
Baba ghanoush – Levantine dish of cooked eggplant^[2]
Badrijani – Georgian dish
Baghara baingan – Hyderabadi cuisine
Baingan bharta – Indian dish, bearing a resemblance to baba ghanoush
Beguni – Bengal region brinjal dish
Berenjenas de Almagro – Iberian culinary style, a pickled aubergine characteristic of "Manchega" cuisine from the Castile-La Mancha region of Spain, specifically from Almagro, a city in the Ciudad Real province of Spain.
Bruschetta – Italian appetizer
Cacciatore – Italian dish
Caponata – Sicilian eggplant dish
Confit byaldi – Variation of ratatouille
Dahi baigana – Yogurt and eggplant dish
Di san xian – Chinese dish
Eggplant parmigiana - Sicilian oven-baked dish consisting of eggplant, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella and tomato sauce
Eggplant salads and appetizers – includes many dishes from various cultures
Escalivada – Catalan traditional smoky grilled vegetable dish
Fried aubergine – Eggplant dish
Garlic sauce – Sauce with garlic as a main ingredient
Hünkârbeğendi – Turkish dish of pureed eggplant and meat
İmam bayıldı – Turkish aubergine dish^[3]
Karnıyarık – Stuffed eggplant and meat dish from the Turkish cuisine
Kashk bademjan – Iranian dish
Kyopolou – Bulgarian-Turkish dish^[4]
Malidzano – Traditional Macedonian spread made from puréed bell peppers, eggplant, oil and salt
Mesa’ah - Egyptian fried eggplant made with tomato sauce, garlic, and onions; eaten cold
Mirza ghassemi – Iranian seasoned eggplant dish
Makdous – Syrian dish of oil-cured aubergines. They are miniature, tangy eggplants stuffed with walnuts, red pepper, garlic, olive oil, and salt.
Moussaka – Dish of layered vegetables, sauce and meat
Parmigiana – Italian dish of eggplant with cheese and tomato sauce
Pasta alla Norma^[5]

Patlıcanlı kebap – Kebab dish
Pinđur – Relish spread in the Balkan peninsula
Pisto – Spanish dish
Poqui poqui – Filipino-Ilocano dish of eggs and chopped eggplants
Ratatouille – French stewed vegetable dish
Rellenong talong – Filipino eggplant fritter
Rollatini – Italian-style dish
Sabich – Traditional Israeli Jewish sandwich
Stuffed eggplant – Typical eggplant dish in many countries

Tepsi baytinijan – an Iraqi casserole dish^[6] consisting of eggplants, which are sliced and fried before placing in a baking dish, accompanied with meatballs, tomatoes, onions and garlic.^[7]
Terong Balado – Indonesian type of hot and spicy spice mixture
Tortang talong – Filipino eggplant fritter
Tombet – Vegetable dish from Majorca
Türlü – Turkish vegetable stew
Zaalouk – Moroccan dish
Zacuscă – Romanian-Moldovan dish

Eggplant dishes
Baba ghanoush is a Levantine dish of cooked eggplant mixed with onions, tomatoes, olive oil and various seasonings, served here with pita bread.
Berenjenas de Almagro: Seasoned and pickled Almagro eggplant from Spain
Grilled aubergine from Japanese cuisine
Kyopolou is a popular Bulgarian and Turkish relish made principally from roasted eggplants and garlic.
Melanzane alla parmigiana is an Italian oven-baked dish consisting of aubergine, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella and tomato sauce.
Pasta alla Norma is a classic pasta dish in Sicilian cuisine^[5] from Catania
Badımcan dolması (stuffed eggplant) from Azerbaijan, together with tomato and bell pepper dolmas
Undhiyu is a mixture of a variety of different vegetables from Indian cuisine