How to make Imam Bayildi - Turkish Vegan Stuffed Eggplants

İmam bayıldı (translates to "the Imam is fainted or delighted) is an Ottoman dish made with whole roasted eggplants stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes and simmered in olive oil. It is an olive oil-based dish and is very popular in Turkey. This vegan dish is usually served cold at room temperature or also can be enjoyed warm.
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Ingredients:
• 4 eggplants
• 2 tomatoes
• 3 green chilies
• 1 red paprika pepper
• 3 onions
• 6 cloves of garlic
• ½ bunch of parsley
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp granulated sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp of tomato paste
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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 !!

[@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.

[@linapapadopoulou7341]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@4ubri4ka]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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 🙂

[@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 🌹

[@xelakram]

This is a delightful cookery demonstration. Thank you!

[@BIDARDelights]

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

[@sonjakobasijevich5957]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Hvala vam!

[@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.

[@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 🙏

[@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.

[@didierpotolos3319]

The best plate of summer time in Greece!!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Common recipe with our neighbors :)

[@DapoerHanina]

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

[@upp_avasyathinutastydish]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@SonOfGod0600]

What an amazing dish, kisses from Greece ❤️

[@diastarbg]

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

[@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!

[@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! :)

[@OneHotBite]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you! Cheers ;)

[@gulgungr227]

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

[@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.

[@theONEtvbyJMAGARCE]

The recipe looks yummy and juicilicious. And the presentation is excellent

[@quick.easy.eat23]

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

[@anitahairabedian3990]

Thanks! I have been looking for this recipe.

[@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!!

[@capriflorez7162]

WOW! THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE.

[@Turandot29]

This looks fabulous!

[@lesliekingsley4993]

Great recipe - and so beautifully presented.

[@annaabramian11]

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

[@elisepelletier9474]

This recipe is definitely for me. !! Thanks

[@user-dn6qu5iv1z]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Благодарю вас!

[@jmcdowall15]

I made this, and it was delicious 😋 thank you so much.

[@cooking-in-the-nature]

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

[@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 :)

[@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!

[@demetriosnikolianos1912]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you liked it!

[@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!

[@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!

[@dragonfly8149]

A delicious recipe, thank you for sharing.

[@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.

[@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 !!!

[@lina.sofien]

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....

[@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!

[@daveaustin1093]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@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.

[@china-trip]

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

[@TheTRELOS7]

I love Imam Baildi dish, thank you sir.

[@MiguelAlvarez-dh7kf]

Astonishing,looks great.

[@username-lf3up]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Cok tesekkur ederim!

[@az01377]

Много вкусно се получи. Благодаря за рецептата.

[@HungryManKitchen]

Благодаря ти!

[@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 :)

[@NoBSEateries]

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

[@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]

🙏

[@ainj12081979]

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

[@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.

[@dinorahsolis1512]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Merhaba :) Thank you, glad you liked it!

[@speedfoods_channel]

Nice decorating 👍

[@tientiencuocsongsaigon9918]

wow so nice cooking! thank you for sharing!

[@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!

[@Awadhkitchen]

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

[@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

[@1minuterecipes466]

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

[@ankiprihvascahapac8694]

Velika pohvala svaka čast predivna delicija❤️

[@HungryManKitchen]

Hvala vam puno! 🙏

[@celeriacmarcus]

This is a fantastic dish; can't wait to try it. Yumm..

[@erikarutz7455]

LOOKS DELICIOUS. WILL TRY!

[@gudrungarzon7083]

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

[@HungryManKitchen]

Great, let me know 👍

[@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.

[@aniskalick5607]

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

[@poonamjoshi4636]

I wish I could take a piece out of my screen. Looks Super yummy

[@kshitijaya2509]

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

[@shoshiyifrachyakov5218]

Just perfect, thank you.

[@cookingwithmimmo]

I love your recipe. Very very nice

[@maximilianc9897]

That looks awesome !

[@Mankitchenrecipes]

Amazing, this just looks so delicious! Great recipe, thanks for sharing!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you so much!

[@mybossfavorites3006]

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

[@MrAstephen]

With food like this nobody goes hungry

[@crazylady959]

Обожаю аккуратистов! Прекрасно!

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

looks scrumptious. Going to try it.

[@stefanopatara4481]

excellent! and beautifully presented....

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you!

[@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. ♥️♥️🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ranjanachand9306]

Looks amazing. Thx

[@zenith1243]

Mouth watering. Yum yum!!

[@lulu_cuisine]

Love your chennel. So helpful!😍😍😍

[@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" :)

[@otantix1029]

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

[@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.

[@Cooked-with-Love]

Loved your channel!

[@HungryManKitchen]

Thank you so much!!

[@irishickson7311]

going to try this today!

[@davidmazza8714]

Unreal deliciousness! 😋😋

[@Leelanaganath]

Looks very delicious n yummyyyyy 😋😋

[@elisoara-narcissatoma7483]

So delicious !

[@ArchiTechFit]

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

[@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…

[@poppykane7230]

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