How to make Imam Bayildi - Turkish Vegan Stuffed Eggplants

[@HungryManKitchen]

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[@bijesh8546]

Hi

[@elisemonsi1001]

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[@daisyakncrdz8257]

Thanks so much for the recipe. I have made this dish many times already for my Turkish husband and he loves it. I have also added minced meat to the filling and extra lemon on the tomato sauce for a change. I prepare a garlic/yogurt sauce that Turkish people love so much and it's a winner with my kid every time. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@mariaberthier2448]

La meilleure des recettes pour ce plat. Excellent !!

[@GoksuCavusoglu]

If you add meat, it becomes Karnıyarık.

[@atanasnenov7108]

Sounds excellent. Recipe for the garlic/yogurt sauce?

[@patsydf]

I made this today, the only change I made was to add the puree to the rest of the ingredients at the end and a little water. I also put in about a teaspoon of smoked paprika and 2 cups of cooked pinto beans, it made it a nice main meal for a hungry vegan family, served with french beans from my garden and also home grown courgettes. Very tasty and absolutely no bitterness with the aubergines. I will be repeating this in the future. Thankyou.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you!

[@besnikqira7867]

😢 m mj😮nm n

[@isdent4301]

I asked my dad over and again to cook this dish for me , because I loved it so much - and every time I used to ask him to tell me the story of why the Imam fainted - loved it and still love the dish. Thanks for uploading this!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thanks for watching and commenting 😀

[@isdent4301]

@@marryfunny04 I don’t remember details, it’s been a long time… but I remember that in my dad’s version the dish was cooked for the Imam to appease or impress him. Whatever it was, mission accomplished, as he fainted in delight :D. There are surely plenty of variations of the legend around the vast expanses of the former Ottoman Empire. And no, I’m not Turkish ;)

[@merve650]

@@isdent4301 ‘bayılmak’ means both fainting and loving, so maybe it has two meanings as well :)

[@DL101ca]

I heard the Imam fainted when he found out how much olive oil was used to cook this.

[@linapapadopoulou7341]

Superb recipe! My grandparents came from Istanbul and I grew up with this kind of food. Thanks for sharing.

[@kimon114]

The full name of the dish is “Imam Bayildi, Sultan Beyerdi” - “the Priest fainted - The Sultan was pleased” Apparently the priests wife cooked it for the Sultan and the Priest seeing the amount of oil she used fainted, but the Sultan was happy. A seasonal staple in my Greek family that came originally from nowadays Istanbul this dish can rightfully claim to be the pinnacle of Ottoman cuisine. Very well done, my mother would approve.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you! Hunkar Begendi is a different eggplant dish, with roasted eggplants / bechanel puree topped with mildly spiced sauteed meat. There is a recipe on the channel for that dish as well, thanks again for watching and commenting ;)

[@kimon114]

@@HungryManKitchen I know very well what Hunkar Begendi is, and I have a funny story about it, me, the PM of Greece 20years ago and his security guard.... But that's an other story ...

[@ibec69]

Oh come on, I'd like to hear that story.

[@DL101ca]

​@HungryManKitchen I just call that Mussaka with eggplants, instead of potatoes.

[@Tinyminyme]

I have seen this dish on a Turkish channel, but they fried the aubergine in lots of oil. Your recipe is so much more healthier and tastier - nothing worse than oil soaked aubergines. I will try your recipe.

[@DL101ca]

It's supposed to be olive oil, nothing unhealthy about good olive oil in your diet. It's also how the dish got its name.

[@everythingexplained3226]

No bullishit title, no "hey everybody, how's it goin", no "telephone comercial" type music. I don't even care if the food is good, instant like and subscrribe.

[@mariapopova2944]

Много ми харесва Вашата рецепта.Идеята за печене на патладжани във фурната е много добра.❤

[@emretouchcompany3096]

beautiful video. Im turkish and live in Denmark, I miss my mothers food and good turkish food in general from london/turkey but watching your videos has really made me appreciate how lovely turkish food is and how simple it can be to try yourself. I will definitley make this. I just watched this with my 7 week old girl, Good sound and colours! :)

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you! That's why I started the channel as well and also to showcase Turkish food to the people. Glad you liked the video 🙏

[@4ubri4ka]

I tried it today. It was absolutely delicious! I also put some cheese on top. Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@johnmellos9946]

I'm Greek and we have almost the same thing. My Mom makes this with a few pieces of feta on top until it gets some color. I love it.

[@marylavithis5657]

Do you put sugar too?

[@johnmellos9946]

@@marylavithis5657 Depends on how acidic the tomatoes are.

[@spartacus9063]

Zeytinyagli yemeklerde tercihan salcali sos kullanmayip domatesini ic harcina bol tutarsak daha iyi olur.Salcali sos kiymali - etli yemeklerde tercih edilir.Mersin ,Adana yoresinde salcada koyarlar ama Ege yoresi zeytin yaglilari daha basarilidir.

[@freespot5599]

This is a very old and delicious dish, my grandma used to cook it, thanks for reminding it about it. By the way, I am from Damascus 🌹

[@sofienlina]

I made it for dinner today and it was delicious! Best Imam recipe. ❤️ Thank you so much! Love from Greece 🇬🇷

[@elegrin5170]

Bro please.. Please dont share that food for your neighbours so much.. I love your people but I'm terrified about another stealing case.. You know.. Sarma, Dolma, Döner, baklava, lokum, cacık, musakka (mousakka), yoğurt, börek etc.. Once upon a time, these were turkish food too but Greek people took that from us.. I'm scaring that Imam Bayıldı will be the next victim.. No offence but that's true bro :((

[@mariaberthier2448]

Et la présentation très agréable. Merci de partager cette délicieuse recette . Je vous regarde de la France

[@mariaberthier2448]

​@@elegrin5170vous avez tort. La cuisine et la civilisation sont des échanges. La Turquie a pris beaucoup de recettes aussi du Moyen Orient !!. Après, chaque peuple les arrange différemment. Tout le monde emprunte chez tout le monde. Les turcs ne font pas de pizzas par ex?.

[@elegrin5170]

@@mariaberthier2448 Pizza Türk pidesinden daha sonra icat edildi. Aralarında 1000 yıllık bir fark var.. Pizza dünyada daha çok ünlendiği için herkes pizzayı daha iyi tanıyor.. Pide, pizza'dan daha eskidir.. Kısmen haklısınız, mutfak bir alışveriştir evet.. Ama siz bu yemekler yunan yemeğidir diyip dünyaya pazarlarsanız , yanlış olur.. Her yerde yunan döneri, yunan yoğurdu, yunan baklavası, yunan böreği, yunan musakkası diye reklam yapıp insanlara yunan yemeği diye tanıtmanız yanlış.. Türkiye'de tabii ki pizza yapıyoruz.. Ama pizza Türklere aittir demiyoruz dünyaya..

[@mariaberthier2448]

Les grecs,anciens quand ils se rendaient au théâtre , Sophocle, Aristophane, Echyle etc des représentations qui duraient des,heures apportaient des pains plats badigeonnés d'huile d'olive et d'ail. Avec des olives dessus. C'était peut-être l'ancêtre de la pizza ou de la pita?. A réfléchir....

[@beatricesabou6822]

I made the exact recipe today. My teenager who normally asks for meat with every meal, just couldn’t stop eating. I knew the recipe for years as we share borders with Turkey, but I did not make it until today. Will make it again! PS You are doing it exactly how it should be. In Turkey they also might add squeezed lemon on top

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you, really pleased you liked it!

[@Gwiv]

I am finally able to recreate my favourite restaurant dish at home! Everyone falls in love with this meal when I serve it up and begs for the recipe after! Thank you so much!

[@HungryManKitchen]

That's great to hear, thank you for your kind comments!

[@liaalbo9108]

My mouth is watering. Vegan for 40 years. I'm Italian, and my version doesn't ude the onions or peppers. Can't wait to make this. Thank you.

[@DL101ca]

If you don't use onions or peppers, you're not making the same dish.

[@sonjakobasijevich5957]

Hvala Vam za divne recepte i Vaše vrijeme,koje ste reprezentovali.🤗💚👏

[@HungryManKitchen]

Hvala vam!

[@adrianababan2937]

Hi Hungry Man Kitchen! I know this receipe from my mum, from childhood. I'm a romanian, originally from Dobrogea, a land where from hundreds of years we have been leving in peace with a Turkish population. I love this dish and really it eating cold. 🍆🍅🧄😋

[@HungryManKitchen]

🙏

[@username-lf3up]

Türk Mutfağı'nı doğru tariflerle tanıttığınız için teşekkür ederim. Kolay gelsin, sevgiler.😍💕🌷

[@HungryManKitchen]

Cok tesekkur ederim!

[@tonifoor6129]

Im Armenian, our food is very similar. This looks great. I love eggplant.

[@HungryManKitchen]

I'm Turkish, have Greek, Georgian relatives and Armenian friends. We are all sons and daughters of the same geography and food belongs to all of us.

[@ireneveneti6674]

I've tried many recipes for imam bayildi, but this one was the best by far! I made it tonight for dinner and it was super delicious! Thank you very much for the video, greetings from Greece!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you! Really glad you liked the recipe :)

[@GodisMyNo1]

We do it in Albania too. Ahhh Balkan

[@hulyakostereli5376]

İmam bqyildi degil,karniyarik bu yemegin adi

[@ireneveneti6674]

@@GorgeousGeorge97 Papoutsakia is a bit different, they include minced meet and a cream on top called beshamela. We too cook imam bayildi in Greece (and we call it imam bayildi), but the original recipe is Turkish and the Turkish people in my opinion cook it better.

[@ireneveneti6674]

@@GorgeousGeorge97 I'm from Thessaloniki and we call it ιμάμ μπαιλντί. If you google it in Greek you will find many recipes by that name. And from chefs all over Greece, not only my area.

[@Celestin123]

I would like to let you know that I'm very happy that I found your channel because you are showing cooking from a beautiful and enjoyable side just as I see it. Thank you

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@BIDARDelights]

Incroyable ça a l'air tellement délicieux ! Super recette, merci pour le partage !

[@gabriellawinters7855]

Imam Bayildi is what I always order when we go to our local Turkish restaurant - thank you for the recipe I'm going to try to make this at home soon! :)

[@seralayhan8141]

Ellerinize sağlık lezzetli bir Türk yemeği imam bayıldı(vejeteryanlar için) kıyma ile yapılırsa karnı yarık

[@precursors]

Hayır, bu da Karnıyarık. İmam bayıldı köz patlıcanın püre haline getirilip sarımsaklı yoğurtla karıştırılması şeklinde yapılır.

[@diastarbg]

This is the way this dish looked when my granny used to prepare it.😋

[@claudiawhite9772]

Exactly the way my mom use to make this dish except she was frying eggplants!! Thank you for reminding me of how to cause she past away I never got the chance to write the recipe again!!

[@DapoerHanina]

Imam bayildi... this is new for me.. and looks so delicious. Thank you for sahring and let me know

[@didierpotolos3319]

The best plate of summer time in Greece!!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Common recipe with our neighbors :)

[@patriciacrosby5053]

Looks yummy, you can add other things to make it more hardy. I’m Italian, would have added crusty day old Italian bread, Romano cheese, dried cured black olives, fennel. ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dinorahsolis1512]

Merhaba! I cook this for the first time today... delicious!!!!! I love Turkish food 🥰🥰🥰

[@HungryManKitchen]

Merhaba :) Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@ardakosar3826]

This looks really delicious but in the original Imam Bayildi recipe you usually don't put the eggplants in the oven. It's usually cooked in a single pan and the eggplants are first cooked in the mix so they can soak in all the flavour and then you put the mix into the eggplant. There is a youtube video of the very well known Turkish Chef, Somer Sivrioglu on how to make it.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Tesekkurler, evet eski tariflere gore tek tencerede yapılır, ileride o versiyonu da yapacagim.

[@katholikymougios6193]

You are amazing. It’s like you are performing a work of art. Mine is in the oven as we speak. Greetings from Greeks in Australia.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you very much. Greetings from a Turkish in thr Netherlands!

[@georgekoroneos3892]

Well...my Greek sister prepared it for me last July in her summer home of salamis in a perfect Greek way with feta on top of it & let me tell you was superb !!!!gia sou tasula !!! Filakia !!!

[@gulgungr227]

My mother used to make this dish very often. I will try too. it is very delicious.

[@ЮлияПилецкая-ц9ш]

Подача материала- настоящее произведение искусства! Засмотрелась и заслушалась. Браво!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Благодарю вас!

[@SonOfGod0600]

What an amazing dish, kisses from Greece ❤️

[@demetriosnikolianos1912]

perfect viideo and presentation this is the real imam bayildi, BRAVO!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you liked it!

[@cookcookgo]

These Turkish Vegan Stuffed Eggplants look amazing! It's full of great flavors! Such a comforting meal! I like it it's vegan style too. I used to eat the one with stuffed meat. But the vegan style is definitely healthier too :)

[@HungryManKitchen]

Yes, the one with the meat is "Karniyarik" :)

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

I am delighted and have nearly fainted watching this glorious dish being created right in front of me! Exquisite stunning astonishing. I now realise I need to spend more time reading the dictionary because I am running out of words to describe how insanely good the cooking is on this channel not to mention the editing the soundtrack the absolute precision and attention to detail. You are an absolute superstar Hungry Man!!!!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you enjoyed it Patrick! ;)

[@MorriganFeather13]

Ha, I saw what you did therr

[@richardarthur-nycstories]

They come in the colors of Juventus as well 😁 The opening shot was a great teaser, I could just imagine using my hands to eat them with the juices running down your chin. Mind you, now that I watched you prepare the vegetables and the sauce, a knife and fork would probably be the best idea. The look so succulent and I imagine that they taste absolutely delicious!! Definitely a dish that I would like to try one day.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you Richard!

[@xelakram]

This is a delightful cookery demonstration. Thank you!

[@mybossfavorites3006]

Wow delicious I try this recipe before when Im working in Saudi Arabia..new friends here Bro watching from Taiwan.

[@BeautifulVoyager]

Looks very nice! GOing to bookmark this to make later. Have subscribed to your channel! looking forward to more vegan videos 😍

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you!

[@mamamiabenjamia]

i made these today and they were even better than i expected! i did add just a little bit of parmesan but this recipe could stand on its own, as is, if you truly wanted to make it vegan. thank you so much for the recipe, i will definitely be making it again!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thanks, really glad you liked it.

[@OneHotBite]

Wow this is just beautiful and so tasty!! So many fresh and delicious ingredients too. Well done friend!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you! Cheers ;)

[@poppykane7230]

To easily peel the tomatoes plunge into boiling water for ten seconds. The skin will slip off .

[@ArchiTechFit]

Summer food, kind of... Turkish bread, cacık and imambayıldı...and watermelon afterwards. Perfect in hot summer days.

[@Braisin-Raisin]

I made this a few days ago and it is delicious! I have lots of eggplants this year and will see if this dish freezes - it should.

[@Awadhkitchen]

Very tasty really I'm trying this recipe with my mom 😋😋😋😋👍👍🙏🙏

[@CypressBayt]

Hi, I am just curious, is this a traditional Turkish recipe?

[@HungryManKitchen]

Yes, it is a traditional Turkish recipe, especially from the west part of Turkey.

[@mariawerner8447]

I lived in Istanbul for 9 years, and this was my favourite as I don’t eat meat. Sadly, it was not often available in restaurants ☹️ and I never had a kitchen with an oven in Turkey…

[@iangoodisDMX]

Nice!! This is so healthy and delicious! We do eggplant lasagna. We just did it actually the other day. This looks absolutely crazy, brother. You are the man.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thanks Ian, have a great week ahead!

[@upp_avasyathinutastydish]

Wow!! I will definitely try this soon Looks scrumptious Thoroughly enjoyed the whole process

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@az01377]

Много вкусно се получи. Благодаря за рецептата.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Благодаря ти!

[@cooking-in-the-nature]

These recipes are perfect for me. Because of my work schedule on the weekends

[@jamesbarfield8477]

I like the added sauce at the end; perhaps more paste for thicker sauce and then topped with fresh grated mozzarella cheese then baked till melted 5 minutes.

[@m.gabriel4832]

looks easy and delicious! I was surprised to see that there's no 'biber salsa" but I guess the peppers cook down a lot and add their own biber flavor.

[@ibec69]

I use a mixture of tomato and chilli paste.

[@ainj12081979]

Hi @hungry man kitchen I'll definitely try this recipe of eggplant it looks tempting. I am from India.

[@ritapalanjian2285]

Loved this. Esthetically pleasing to watch and listen. I will make this. I've been making it the wrong way. lol

[@eilyl]

I'm Turkish and I approve this message.

[@pindapoy1596]

Cold dish is also good as you say but warm and served with plain boiled rice is even better

[@TheOtherSideOfTheStove]

Nice shot of the the water going into the bowl on the side- Look at you with the iron chef chopping the garlic! 😂 What does the soaking do to the eggplant? I usually just salt it to remove the water content? I s it how the slicing part of the skin gives the dish a steady base so it can stand on a plate. Oh you split them open like a stuffed potato- I thought you slices them in half when I saw the intro. The swirling of sound I. The tomato past and water is great! I would eat these cold or warm. Fantastic. Let me know about the soaking the eggplant.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Soaking with salted water is for getting rid of the bitter taste/ liquid that some eggplants have. I also just salt them I find it more effecive with salted water instead of just salting them. Slicing part of the skin (we call it pijama peel in Turkey) is mostly for the looks and maybe a little for the eggplants to absorb the sauce better :)

[@quick.easy.eat23]

Super delicious as usual!! ^^ have a wonderful week ahead

[@MrAstephen]

With food like this nobody goes hungry

[@china-trip]

Wow! Nice one video. Love for you also best wishes to you, Carry on dear. I'm rooting for you every day.

[@TheLemonGinger]

Looks awesome and yummy!!! We have a recipe which is similar, where we stuff the egg plants with stuffings and fry them. It's one of our family's favorite. I would try this version too.. Thank you for sharing.. 🙂😊👍

[@HungryManKitchen]

There is also a similar dish in Turkey with minced meat. Glad you liked it ;)

[@TheTRELOS7]

I love Imam Baildi dish, thank you sir.

[@anayepremian9935]

Thanks a lot. What I like the most is that eggplants are not fried, but cooked in the oven, the same could be done for karniyarik.

[@daveaustin1093]

I have made this dish and it was delicious. Thank you

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@gudrungarzon7083]

Mine are in the oven! Thank you! Will let you know how good they are!!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Great, let me know 👍

[@bobnewmanknott3433]

Easy and delicious Great because eaten cold its ready when needed I am now hooked on you channel

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you like them! Exactly, they make a perfect meal during summer time, ready to be devoured :)

[@tanervardal4201]

Very good presentation, I wish that your tomatoes looked more like real tomatoes rather than Sainsbury's cheap ones.

[@theatisgr]

That dish is also popular in Greece. We call it "ιμάμ μπαϊλντί". 😃

[@HungryManKitchen]

Much love to Greece 🙋‍♂️

[@ankiprihvascahapac8694]

Velika pohvala svaka čast predivna delicija❤️

[@HungryManKitchen]

Hvala vam puno! 🙏

[@JeungRetnoWongSoloomaheBogor]

Delicious vegan recipe. Thanks for sharing friend. Well done. Greetings from indonesia

[@NoBSEateries]

Looks so delicious. I see us trying this in the near future! -S

[@1minuterecipes466]

wawo beautiful nicely prepare nice stuffed perfect like I will definetly try this change egg plant recipe

[@bmehta4515]

Beautiful. In India too we make stuffed aubergine in many different ways

[@aniskalick5607]

Thanks for the recipe God bless you I'm from south Africa

[@akrep.007]

Teşekkürler🙏😋 TÜRKİYE' den tüm dünya dostlarına selamlar🙋🏼‍♀️ Hepinizi güzel ülkemin lezzetli yemeklerini tatmak için buraya davet ediyorum😊🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@familyc3026]

What a delicious recipe! For the first part of roasting eggplant , what temperature and timer should I set? Thank you for sharing.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Anything above 180 C / 350 F will do, just keep an eye not to burn it :)

[@annaabramian11]

This looks so delicious!! I grew up using carrots in the stuffing! Thank you🙏🙏

[@speedfoods_channel]

Nice decorating 👍

[@capriflorez7162]

WOW! THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE.

[@jontrewfrombarry]

I like the idea of using parsley stalks as a trivet

[@ladaylyn]

Thank you. This is very therapeutic! 🥰 love the music choice, the clarity of the video and audio, as well as the simplicity of the dish. God bless!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you!

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

I'm drooling the front of my shirt watching this. Tomorrow night's dinner. Sorted

[@heartaloft]

Great recipe - and so beautifully presented.

[@johnkearns6048]

That actually looks really good..I just made a little change and added a big polish sausage between the eggplant and veggies toppings 🤭

[@elisepelletier9474]

This recipe is definitely for me. !! Thanks

[@tientiencuocsongsaigon9918]

wow so nice cooking! thank you for sharing!

[@kshitijaya2509]

Yammy...very delouse recipe my friend .i can learn.thax abd have a great day !

[@marcinescu091]

Hi. My eggplants didnt look so sexy after first baking (220C x 45min) ;-( Any idea what went wrong ? Great videos !!!!

[@otantix1029]

Şahane yaptın.ellerine sağlık.aferin. ❤️👍🇹🇷

[@hannahtv7097]

Thanks for sharing the nice video have a nice day

[@dragonfly8149]

A delicious recipe, thank you for sharing.

[@abubakrabdullah6626]

جزاك الله خيرًا.