Recipes · Turkish · Vegan Dishes

İmam Bayıldı

One serving has 380 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (125%), manganese (44%), vitamin C (36%), vitamin E (36%), pyridoxine (32%) and copper (30%). Ready in 65 minutes.

İmam Bayıldı
Photo: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 50 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (427 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 220 g Eggplant, raw
  • 60 g Onions, raw
  • 8 g Garlic, raw
  • 60 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 30 g Olive oil
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 5 g Parsley, fresh
  • 1 g Salt
  • 40 g Water

Method

  1. Halve the eggplant lengthwise and score the flesh; fry cut-side down in half the olive oil for 4-5 minutes until lightly browned, then set aside.
  2. In the same pan, cook the onion and garlic in the remaining oil for 5 minutes until soft.
  3. Add the chopped tomato, sugar and salt, and cook for 5 minutes until it breaks down into a light sauce.
  4. Make a slit in each eggplant half and spoon the onion-tomato mixture into it and over the top.
  5. Place in a baking dish, add the water around them, cover, and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 35-40 minutes until the eggplant is completely tender.
  6. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy380 kcal18%
Carbohydrates26.8 g
Water362 mL
Fiber8.7 g29%
Protein4 g8%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.13 g
Isoleucine0.14 g
Leucine0.21 g
Lysine0.17 g
Methionine0.04 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.15 g
Tyrosine0.09 g
Valine0.17 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat30.7 g
Monounsaturated22 g
Polyunsaturated3.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.1 g
Saturated4.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium62.8 mg6%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium48.3 mg16%
Manganese0.8 mg44%
Phosphorus99.7 mg14%
Potassium794 mg17%
Selenium2.1 µg4%
Sodium404 mg
Zinc0.71 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.16 mg15%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.12 mg11%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2 mg14%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.81 mg16%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.41 mg32%
Folate (vitamin B9)76.6 µg19%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline25.4 mg6%
Vitamin A48.5 µg7%
Vitamin C26.6 mg36%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E5.3 mg36%
Vitamin K113 µg125%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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