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Eggplant kebab (Turkish:Patlıcan kebap/pɑːˈdɯˈɪŋʒɑːn keˈbaːp/,[1]Gaziantep dialect of Turkish:balcan kebabı,[2]Arabic: كباب باذنجان) is aTurkishkebab (meat dish) that may be prepared according to various traditions.
One style of eggplant kebab consists of pieces ofeggplant layered alternately with fine-chopped (not minced) meat such asbeef andlamb. It may be assembled on a skewer and cooked over a fire.Fırında patlıcan kebabı (oven-baked eggplant kebab) can be made with skewers in a dish, or the ingredients arranged in a circular pan,[3][4] withspices such aspepper, and eaten with rawonions and a soft Turkishflatbread, calledyufka, or withlavaş. In the area ofŞanlıurfa Birecik and other parts of Southern Turkey, people traditionally would prepare a tray of eggplant kebab from leftover eggplant andchicken meat at home, then take it to a local bakery to be cooked in the wood-fired oven.[4]
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