Perfect Hünkar Beğendi Recipe

We combine Turkish delight-like cooked meat with silky roasted eggplant. The result is a main course that tastes like a feast. With one difference! This time we intend to make perfect hünkar bedi. In the video tutorial, you will find the tricks of making hünkar betti recipe with perfectly cooked meat.

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How to Make Perfect Hünkar Beğendi Recipe?

• Heat a medium-sized, thick-bottomed and deep pot over medium heat and add the lamb meat along with the oil and fry. Continue roasting over medium heat until the meat absorbs all its water.
• Chop the onions into very small cubes and the garlic into thin slices and add them to the meat that continues to be roasted. Continue roasting until the onions become completely transparent and there is no water left in the pot.
• Add the tomato paste and grated tomatoes to the pot and fry for 2-3 minutes until they combine. Then add the hot water and stir, then close the pot's lid and turn the stove to the lowest setting. Let it cook until the meat is soft and integrated with the sauce.
• For your liking, roast the eggplants on the stove. Cover the roasted eggplants and let them rest for 2 minutes, then peel them while they are still hot. Mince the eggplants as much as you can with a large knife on the cutting board, turn them into almost a puree, and put them in a strainer with all the juice. Pass the roasted eggplants through a strainer so that you will obtain a smooth and silky puree.
• Fry the butter and flour in a medium-sized pot over medium-low heat until it smells, then add the eggplant puree and continue cooking until it becomes smooth and whole.
• Add the milk to the pot little by little and finish it as you like without forming any lumps. Add salt and pepper and remove from the stove.
• Finally, check the meat. When the meat becomes soft and crumbly and integrated with the sauce, add salt and remove it from the stove.
• When serving, first share the food you like on the plates, then put the meat with sauce on top and serve with a few pieces of parsley leaves if you wish. Enjoy your meal.