Aylazan

Main Dishes | Armenian cuisine

⏳ Time

45 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Recipe taken from the book by John Smith 'Armenian Cuisine' (1960).

Ingredients

Eggplants - 3.5 oz
Salad Potatoes - 3.5 oz
Onion - 0.9 oz
Vegetable Oil - 0 fl oz
Orange Bell Peppers - 0.9 oz
Chinese green beans - 1.4 oz
Tomatoes - 1.8 oz
Salt - 0.2 oz
Herbs - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Peel the eggplants and cut them into slices, sprinkle with salt, let them sit for 10–15 minutes, then squeeze and rinse.

Step 2

Place the prepared eggplants in a pot, pour in the vegetable oil, add the peeled and diced potatoes, bell pepper, finely chopped onion, cleaned and cut green bean pods, diced tomatoes, roughly chopped herbs, and salt.

Step 3

Then layer the second row of vegetables and herbs in the same order, sprinkle with salt again, top with herbs, drizzle with oil, add a little water, cover the vegetables with an overturned plate, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer on low heat until the ingredients are cooked.