Patlican kebabs — lamb and aubergine skewers ... Continue turning and grilling the kebabs until they are cooked all over and the aubergine starts to feel soft — this will take about 20 minutes.

Credit: Daniel Brennan. Eggplant in all its glory -- in tomato sauce and in the Turkish salad patlican salatasi -- anchors the mixed appetizer plate at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.

Patlican salatasi (smoked eggplant salad) is complex and smoky. ... Fine on a sandwich or, alternatively, as Iskender kebab -- over bread and topped with tomato sauce, yogurt and hot butter sauce.

1 large eggplant; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp white vinegar; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 2 tbsp tahini; Salt; Handful fresh parsley, chopped, leaves only, not the stems ...

The street food in Turkey is always so insanely delicious, and in Antalya we got to watch the making of the famous serpme börek, as well as getting to experience the patlican ocakbaşi! More for You ...