1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F/Gas Mark 4. On a chopping board cut the pitta breads into strips. Spread the bread in a single layer on to a large baking tray. 2. Cook in the preheated oven for 15 minutes until golden and crisp. Leave to cool on a wire... - 41.2712

GETTING READY 1) Wipe aubergine and thinly slice it. Lay the slices on a flat plate and drizzle salt over them. 2) Let the slices stand in plate for about an hour to allow the bitter juices to run off in the plate. MAKING 3) Take a pan and melt butter in it.... - 46.185

1. Prepare and slice the aubergines; cut the slices in half if large. 2. Spread slices on absorbent paper, sprinkle with salt and leave 30 minutes. 3. Rinse and dry them. 4. Wipe and slice the mushrooms. 5. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook aubergines for... - 38.4627

Pre-heat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a casserole dish. Peel the aubergine using a potato peeler and cut into strips. Cook the aubergine strips for 5 minutes in boiling water until they are tender, then drain them. Melt the butter in a large saucepan... - 36.9171

1. Heat the grill to hot. Brush both sides of the aubergine halves with 3 tbsp of the oil, then season. Place, cut-side up, on a baking sheet, then grill for 7 mins. Turn over and grill for a further 5 mins until lightly charred. 2. Spread the sundried tomato... - 37.1213

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas Mark 5. 2) Grease and line an 8 inch round spring-form cake tin. MAKING 3) Trim, cut and slice the aubergine into 1/4 inch thick slices. Put them in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt, and keep aside for... - 42.0175

1. Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. To make the raita, snip the ends off the garlic and shallots, toss them lightly in olive oil and roast in the oven for 15 mins or so, until soft. Squeeze the flesh out of the skins and blend in a food processor. Add the... - 38.6805

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 170 degree C, 20 minutes before baking. 2. Grease a baking dish with butter. MAKING 3. Place the spinach into a large pan, 4. Sauté on high flame until wilted. 5. Drain and chop. 6. Place in a bowl and season with... - 46.8687

1. Cut the aubergine in half lengthways and remove stem. Lightly score the surface with a sharp knife and sprinkle with salt. Leave to stand for about 30 minutes for the salt to draw out any bitter' juices. 2. Melt half the butter in a saucepan and cook the... - 29.6285

MAKING 1) Lightly add salt to aubergines and roll them in flour. 2) Heat oil and brown both sides of coated aubergines in it for about 5 minutes. 3) Stir in tomatoes and simmer, covered for 5 minutes. 4) Blend flour with water and boil this mixture with the... - 43.913

GETTING READY 1. Brush a Swiss roll tin with oil. 2. Preheat the oven at 200°C (400°F) mark 6. MAKING 3. In a saucepan bring the milk to the boil with 7.5 ml (1 1/2 level tsp) salt and the nutmeg. 4. Lower theheat and steadily pour in the semolina,... - 45.535

Imam Bayeldi is an amazing stufed eggplant dish which you really have to try at home. I served it at my restaurant opening last week and the guests loved it. Try this Imam Bayeldi and you will understand why. - 45.2864

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees centigrade. 2. Rub a shallow 3-pint baking and serving dish with oil. MAKING 3. Sprinkle both sides of the aubergine slices with salt and spread them out in one layer on a flat dish or board. Pat the... - 41.2207

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 400° Fahrenheit. 2. Thinly slice all vegetables, including tomatoes. 3. Drain juice from canned tomatoes. MAKING 4. In a casserole dish, first spread a layer of onion, then canned tomatoes, courgettes, aubergine and top with... - 42.8538

GETTING READY 1. Pre heat an oven at 200 C (400 F). 2. On a baking tray, place sliced aubergines at one end and baguette slices at the other. 3. Brush aubergines with little olive oil on both sides and grill in pre heated oven for 5 to 7 minutes, or till... - 47.0796

Cut and purge the aubergines as described in the third recipe. While they are 'purging' prepare the tomato sauce. Then flour and fry the slices as before. Cook the pasta in abundant boiling salted water, adding a few drops of oil to the water to avoid the... - 35.2751

1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan. Fry the aubergine for 5 mins until softened, then tip into a bowl. Fry the mushrooms in the remaining oil for a few mins until golden, then mix with the aubergine and... - 35.9243

GETTING READY 1. Preheat barbecue to a high heat. MAKING 2. In a bowl, place beef, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, basil, garlic and Worcestershire sauce and mix to combine. 3. Shaping the mixture into 8 mini patties, place on a plate lined with plastic food... - 45.5567

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 180 C to 200C. 2. Cut the peppers, aubergine, courgettes and the sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes. MAKING 3. Spread the vegetables in a roasting tin with the onions and garlic. 4. Drizzle olive oil and toss vegetables.... - 48.7243

Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) Gas 6. Toss the aubergine and pepper pieces with garlic, chilli flakes and oil to coat well. Spread out evenly on a baking tray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until soft and lightly charred, 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile,... - 44.8738

1. Heat a ridged griddle pan or ordinary grill. 2. Cut the aubergine and courgettes into slices on the diagonal no thicker than 1 cm. Brush with a little oil, then cook on the griddle pan or under the grill until nicely criss-crossed or browned on both sides.... - 37.7309

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the grill ot broiler to medium. 2) Peel and chop the garlic and onions finely. Also rinse, deseed and slice the peppers into equal sized pieces. 3) Rinse, trim and dice the aubergine into small pieces and the courgettes into thin... - 45.8537

GETTING READY 1. Cut the aubergine and courgette into 5 millimeter slices. Quarter or halve the mushrooms if large. Cut the pepper in half, remove the core and seeds and then cut the flesh into eighths. 2. Halve the chilli, scoop out the seeds and finely... - 45.4086

1. To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the basil, then rub or cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Sprinkle over most of the water and mix to a dough, adding more water if required. Wrap in clear... - 46.3167

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan and cook onion for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add lamb and cook over a medium high heat for 5 minutes longer or until brown. Stir in aubergine, allspice, chilli sauce, wine, tomatoes and sultanas. Bring to the boil, then... - 32.9065

Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) Gas 6. Toss aubergine, red or yellow pepper, fennel, tomatoes and garlic with chilli flakes and oil to coat well. Spread out on a baking tray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until soft and lightly charred, 20-25... - 44.4003

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the grilling equipment. MAKING 2) Take peppers and put under the hot grill for about 10 minutes or until their skins are charred and sore. Flip occasionally to evenly roast on all sides. 3) Allow the peppers to cool, for about a... - 47.3037

1. To make base, place yeast and sugar in a bowl and mix to combine. Stir in water, cover and stand in a warm draught-free place until mixture is foaming. Place flour in a separate bowl, stir in yeast mixture and oil and mix to make a soft dough. 2. Turn... - 39.6494

Heat 4 tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan, add the aubergine and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the remaining vegetables and chilli and fry until softened. Season. Add the oregano and mix well. Leave to cool. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. On a lightly... - 47.9968

1. Make the pizza dough. 2. Meanwhile, put the vegetables in a large bowl and add the oil and some salt and pepper. Heat a ridged grill pan and griddle the vegetables for 6-8 minutes, depending on their size, until evenly charred. Set aside to cool. 3. Make... - 33.6702

Make a stiff paste with ingredients for dough, and a little water. Knead well and beat on the table till pliable. Keep aside. Fry paste of spices in a little ghee. Add fried vegetables and ingredients for filling. Mix well and mash coarsely. Season with salt... - 44.8379

1. Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip all the vegetables into a large roasting tin and toss with the coriander seeds, most of the olive oil and salt and pepper. Spread everything out to a single layer, then roast for 45 mins, tossing once or twice until... - 34.2443

Cover a baking sheet with paper towels. Trim the egg plant and then cut crosswise into slices about 1/2 inch (12 mm) thick. You should have 12 good-sized slices in all. Sprinkle both sides of each slice lightly with salt. Spread the slices out on the... - 35.7064