Ingredients

• 750 g brinjals
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• For stuffing:
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 200 g minced lamb meat
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp allspice
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp - pine nuts
• For the sauce:
• 1.5 cups hot water
• 75 g tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp - white pepper
• 1/2 tsp - black
• pepper

How to Make Lamb Stuffed Brinjals

• Preheat the oven to 200 C.
• Slice brinjals into 4, leaving the neck intact.
• Heat some oil in a pan and fry the brinjals until it turns into light brown in color, then lift out and set aside.
• Prepare the stuffing:
• Heat olive oil in the same pan, add the onions and fry them until brown.
• Add the minced meat, season with the cumin, all spice, salt and pepper then add the pine nuts.
• Fill brinjals with the meat and onion mixture.
• Place them in an ovenproof pot or dish.
• Heat water in a separate pot and add the tomato paste.
• Let it boil and carefully pour it over the stuffed brinjals.
• Season with salt and both peppers.
• Top each brinjal with a slice of tomato, then place in the oven for 25 minutes until they are just tender but not soft.