A Dish That Pleased Sultans! 😊 “Hünkar Beğendi”

The popular Ottoman dish Hünkar beğendi: "Sultan liked it!" It has a smoked, grilled eggplant base that is puréd and thickened with bechamel-like sauce, milk, and cheese. Then it is topped with a lamb of beef stew with a tomato sauce. It is widely served in Turkish restaurants even today and is also a popular wedding dish.
Ingredients For Hunkar Begendi: Meat Stew With Eggplant Bechamel Puré
For the puré base:
5 medium or 4 big-size eggplants (about 1 kg.)
2 heaped tbsp butter
4 tbsp olive oil
2 heaped tbsp flour
3/4 to 1 cup whole milk
about 1/2 to 2/3 cup shredded kashar or mozzarella chese
salt to taste
For The Meat Topping:
500gr. lamb or beef in big cubes
1 medium-size onion
3 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp red pepper paste (optional)
salt, cayenne pepper (optional)
hot water

[marbrown]

I made this dish and absolutely love it! Never imagined mixing roasted eggplant with a white sauce. It is one of my new favorites! Great recipe, thank you, Aysenur!

[kevmicjen]

I'm glad the Sultan liked it, I think this grandfather would like it too. Thank you.

[TravelVlogSanaz]

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[soniariaz]

Mashallha. So. Beautiful. Recipe. Mashallha.

[rmiller]

This is my favourite food channel🤤 being half Turkish and not speaking the language well makes it’s hard to find authentic Turkish cooking videos I can follow along with. This lady puts so much passion into the dishes and explains so well, looking forward to trying this one😄

[tasfiakabir]

الحمدللله
I am feeling so lucky to watch an ottoman empire dish from a Turkish woman! Thanks for all your hard work 💞

[hansdampf]

What a wonderful recipe! Unfortunately, I can only give 1 thumbs up, it would be worth at least 3. I love eggplant and mostly I make Italian recipes.
I will definitely cook this one. I think I was Turkish in a previous life because these recipes appeal to me a lot :)

[tabassumidea]

I also like eggplant recipes its not necessary to say that I definitely gonna try it thanks for sharing

[jeffreytanner]

I made this tonight, and WOW! Amazing :) so delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

[SallyAlexandriaAlexParakeets]

Selam meraba. Excellent cooking class. Tesekur edirum.

[mrs.marshajohnson]

Another amazing secret for delicious meals. Thank you.

[feyzaopanoglu]

Ayşenur hanım; bizi, ülkemizi ve mutfağımızı öyle güzel anlatıyorsunuz ki, Allah sizden razı olsun. Ellerinize, emeğinize sağlık. Severek takip ediyorum kanalınızı. Gerçekten inanılmaz güzel bir insansınız. Allah sizi seviyor, bunu görebiliyorum. I feel really proud whenever I watch your videos. Keep up the amazing work, wish you millions of followers from all around the world ❤️

[deliaaludeini]

Dear Aysenur i made today this recipe which i like very much.always when I visit istanul i eat this fantastic recipe. good luck in all what you do.Congratulation!

[solohijab]

Looks stunning, I’m definitely going to make the beef stew on its own

[Anesthesia]

This is my wife's absolute favourite! I rarely make it nowaday, but I first made it not long after we first met. I must try it in your style :)

[margrg]

another great video. perfect recipe for a cold autumn day.

[nishamirza]

Mashallah so delicious recipe thank you so much for sharing take care Allah hafiz

[joannamickelson]

I adore your channel. You are a fabulous cook, and your presentations are so well done. I am an obsessed Magnificent Century fan, as well as watching other Turkish shows, and have even taught myself some of the language. Thank you for your having such a nice channel. Tesekkurler!

[Marvee]

Looks so comforting, and perfect for autumn weather. Thank you ❤

[organic]

Mashallaha looking fantastic stay blessed