Eggplant with Meatballs (Borani Bademjan)
Diet types:
- CKD non-dialysis
- Dialysis
- Diabetes
Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Zohreh from California.
Portions: 6
Serving size: 5 meatballs and 1 cup eggplant
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper, chopped
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2 medium eggplants, peeled, sliced lengthwise and cut into pieces
- 1 pound ground meat 7% (beef or turkey)
- 1/2 cup onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash® seasoning blend
- 1 cup canned, stewed tomatoes, crushed
- 2 cups water
Preparation
- In a nonstick skillet, heat oil and sauté crushed garlic and green pepper. Remove and set aside.
- In the same oil, sauté eggplant on both sides until browned. Remove and set aside.
- In a bowl, mix ground meat with onion and spices. Make 30 small meatballs.
- Brown meatballs (without using oil) at low temperature in the nonstick skillet.
- Add sautéed eggplant, garlic, bell pepper, stewed tomatoes and water to meatballs. Let simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 2 meat
- 2 vegetable, medium potassium
- 2 fat
Carbohydrate choices
0
Helpful hints
- Serve this meal with pita, lavash or tortilla bread and a small bowl
of iceberg lettuce salad with olive oil and lemon juice dressing.
- If you like garlic, use two garlic cloves.
- 2 medium eggplants yield 8 cups.
- Nutrient analysis used turkey for ground meat source and salted stewed tomatoes.
- Substitute canned spicy-flavored tomatoes for extra flavor.
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3 Comments | Average User Rating:
jbowlit says:
Once again I used ground sirloin. This recipe didn't seem like it would be very flavorful but I love eggplant and it turned out to be absolutely delicious. Loved the seasonings!
Dec. 21, 2011, 9:36 PM - Inappropriate review?
says:
Used ground turkey. Flavorful without being too filling.
Aug. 18, 2010, 7:10 AM - Inappropriate review?
says:
This is a delicious recipe. I will be making it again.
May. 24, 2008, 12:42 PM - Inappropriate review?