Smoked Eggplant, Tomato + Walnut Spread

Name: Smoked Eggplant, Tomato + Walnut Spread (Aghuz Tareh)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves: 4 to 6
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 9 seedless eggplants (about 3 lb/1.3 kg); 2 teaspoons fine sea salt; 1 cup/125 g walnuts; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced; ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; ¼ cup/60 ml oil; 1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and cut into quarters

Aghuz Tareh

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

I have adapted this recipe from a passionate cook, Hanif Sadr, who learned the dish from Abji Khanum, the family cook.

Ingredients

9 seedless eggplants (about 3 lb/1.3 kg)
¼ cup/<

Asia
Iran
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Roast the eggplants and prepare as above.
In a medium-sized cast-iron pot, heat the oil and sauté the onion and garlic for 10 minutes.
Place the onion mixture, the eggplant, walnuts, tomatoes, and spices in a food processor and pulse until pureed.
Transfer this mixture to the pot. Cover and cook over low heat for 45 to 50 minutes until you h