Patlıcanlı kebap

Patlıcanlı kebap[1] (also known as patlıcan kebabı, English: eggplant kebab, Gaziantep dialect of Turkish: balcan kebabı[2]) is a Turkish kebab (meat dish) that may be prepared according to various traditions.

Fırında patlıcan kebabı (oven-baked eggplant kebab) can be made with skewers in a dish, or the ingredients arranged in a circular pan,[3][4] with spices such as pepper, and eaten with raw onions and a soft Turkish flatbread, called yufka, or with lavaş.

In the area of Şanlıurfa Birecik and other parts of Southern Turkey, people traditionally would prepare a tray of patlıcanlı kebap from leftover eggplant and chicken meat at home, then take it to a local bakery to be cooked in the wood-fired oven.

Then the meat pieces are wrapped in fried eggplant slices and joined together with a toothpick.

The juice is richened by the addition of some diluted salça (a very concentrated tomato paste from Turkey).