Eggplant and Chickpea Dolma: Instant pot Recipe
Here is vegetarian version of delicious eggplant and chickpea dolma. It is vegan also. Great one pot meal with lot of eggplant flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
resting time15 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Turkish
Keyword: Chickpea dolma, Instant pot recipe, Rice dish
Servings: 4
Calories: 347kcal
Author: Swathi( Ambujom Saraswathy)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large egg plant cut in half lengthwise and flat sides scored into a crisscross pattern
- ¾ cup chopped onion
- 1 13.5 oz/459g can of cooked chickpeas
- 1 cup of basmati rice
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper paste/ Hot Ajvar
- 1 ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¾-1 cup water
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- 1 garlic clove finely minced.
- ½ teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 400F and Line the baking sheet with aluminum foil. Drizzle ½ teaspoon oil over each halved eggplant and place it on baking sheet. Roast it in oven for about 30-35 minutes until it soft. Set aside to cool enough to touch. Remove the flesh with spoon and keep the eggplant shell aside.
Set Instant pot in Sauté mode and heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil then add onion and fry for about 2-3 minutes until it turns the color.
To this add tomato, red pepper paste, red pepper flakes, black pepper, salt, rice, chickpeas and water cook in high pressure for 5 minutes. Then manually release the pressure after 10 minutes of natural pressure release. Add half of parsley and fluff the rice.
Scoop the rice into the egg plant shell and add garlic. Then topped with parsley and drizzle olive oil over the top. Put the stuffed eggplants into the oven for 5-6 minutes to allow the rice to bake for some time and infuse eggplant flavor.
Serve immediately with yogurt.
Calories: 347kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 376mg | Potassium: 486mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 688IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg