Smoked eggplant caviar, peppers with yogurt and garlic
Moutabal, Mutabal, Baba Ghanoush – Grilled Eggplant and Yogurt
Moutabal, also written Mutabal, Muttabal or sometimes associated with Baba Ghanoush, belongs to a broad family of grilled eggplant dishes found across several Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean cuisines.
Recipes vary from one region and family to another. In Diyarbakır, in the Kurdish region of southeastern Turkey, Babaganuç is also a traditional grilled eggplant specialty, although it is prepared differently.
At Derya, we make our Moutabal with grilled eggplant, yogurt, garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. The eggplant gives it a lightly smoky flavor, while the yogurt brings a fresh, creamy texture.
Served cold, it is a simple mezze to share with warm bread or enjoy alongside our grilled dishes.