İmam bayıldı is a dish in Ottoman cuisine of whole aubergine stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes, and simmered in olive oil. It is a zeytinyağlı dish and is found in most of the former Ottoman reg
A plate of İmam bayıldı served with yogurt and rice
Karnıyarık is a Turkish dish of eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, optional green pepper, parsley, and ground meat.
İmam bayıldı
…the dish also spread to Anatolia's Pontian minority; in their language, it's called imam-bayildin. An imam bayıldı made with ground meat becomes a karnıyarık. Caponata…