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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Iraqi

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a bowl, dissolve 2 tsp of salt in 1 quart of water. Add the eggplant, cover with a plate to keep the slices under the water, soak for 30 minute. | 2. Meanwhile, in a large dutch oven or cast-iron casserole pot, heat 2 Tbl of the oil. Season the lamb with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, turning once until well browned, about 5 minutes per side. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened about 10 minutes. Add 3 quarts of water, the pomegranate molasses, split peas, dried chiles, baharat and coriander and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 45 minutes stirring and skimming every so often. | 3. Drain the eggplant and pat dry. In a large non-stick skillet, heat 1 1/2 Tbl of the oil. Add 1/3 of the eggplant and cook over med-high heat until browned, 3 minutes per side; transfer to paper towels to drain. Brown the remaining eggplant in the 3 Tbl of oil. Add the eggplant to the lamb and simmer over low heat, stirring until the lamb is tender, 45 minutes. | 4. Transfer the lamb to a rimmed baking sheet, remove the meat from the bones and cut into 1-inch chunks. Boil the stew over high heat, skimming, until the liquid has reduced to 3 cups, about 40 minutes. | 5. Return the lamb to the stew and season with salt and pepper. Divid the pita among 4 bowls, ladle the soup on top and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	1		sliced	-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1/4	cup		293.08	0.0	0.0	34.0
vegetable oil	2 1/2	tablespoons		293.08	0.0	0.0	34.0
lamb shank	4			1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
white onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
pomegranate molasses	1/2	cup		1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
yellow pea	1/2	cup	split	1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
red chilies	4			-	-	-	-
baharat	2	teaspoons		1613.8703	0.0	359.0408	9.0667
coriander	2	teaspoons	ground	10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
pita bread	8			-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.