Karnıyarık
karnıyarık
Split eggplant stuffed with mince — the imam's meatier cousin, still an oil pot.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: karnıyarık.
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- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 hr 10 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spice
- Mild
- Cost
- Weeknight budget$8–16 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Karnıyarık is fried or roasted eggplant slit and stuffed with a tomato-onion mince, then baked. It looks like imam bayıldı and is not vegetarian. Yoghurt on the side.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Brown whole eggplants in oil until collapsed. Slit. Fry onion, mince, garlic, tomato and pepper. Salt, parsley.
25 minStep 2
Stuff the slits. Bake at 190°C 20 minutes with a splash of water. Yoghurt.
20 min
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Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Beef → Lamb mince
A different perfume.
Tips
- Roasting the eggplant instead of frying is lighter and still correct.
- Lamb mince is a richer pot.
History & culture
A home tray and a lokanta plate. Rice next to it.
The split belly is the name. Related to the olive-oil eggplant family with meat added.
Traditional
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: William Neuheisel from DC, US via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karn%C4%B1yar%C4%B1k%20-%20Lunch%20at%20Yanyali%20Fehmi%20Lokantasi%20(6421044715).jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Karnıyarık take?
1 hr 10 min all in — 25 min prep, 45 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 4 trays. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Medium.
How spicy is it?
Mild.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free.
What does it cost to cook?
Weeknight budget — about $8–16 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Frying pan, Oven.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1.3 tsp.
What can I use instead?
Beef → Lamb mince. A different perfume.
Any tips from this recipe?
Roasting the eggplant instead of frying is lighter and still correct. Lamb mince is a richer pot.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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