Sabih

I raqi immigrants to Israel in the early 1950s brought with them the fascinating combination of fried aubergine and hard-boiled egg stuffed into fresh pitta (along with plenty of other big-flavoured ingredients). It sounds weird, but it's one of the most exciting street foods you could wish to come across. This is a plated version. Zhoug is a wonderful Yemenite green chilli sauce, but to save time, a good commercial savoury chilli sauce will do. Other traditional elements are a sharp mango pickle and a good hummus, so add them, too, if you fancy. Serves four. I raqi immigrants to Israel in the early 1950s brought with them the fascinating combination of fried aubergine and hard-boiled egg stuffed into fresh pitta (along with plenty of other big-flavoured ingredients). It sounds weird, but it's one of the most exciting street foods you could wish to come across. This is a plated version. Zhoug is a wonderful Yemenite green chilli sauce, but to save time, a good commercial savoury chilli sauce will do. Other traditional elements are a sharp mango pickle and a good hummus, so add them, too, if you fancy. Serves four.

2 large aubergines

About 300ml sunflower oil

4 slices rustic white bread, toasted

4 free-range eggs, hard-boiled and cut into 1cm-thick slices

Salt and black pepper

subheading: For the tahini sauce:

100g tahini paste

80ml water

20ml lemon juice

1 small garlic clove, crushed

subheading: For the salad:

2 ripe tomatoes, cut into 1cm dice

2 mini cucumbers, cut into 1cm dice

2 spring onions, thinly sliced

1½ tbsp chopped parsley

2 tsp lemon juice

1½ tbsp olive oil

subheading: For the zhoug:

35g coriander

20g parsley

2 green chillies

½ tsp ground cumin

¼ tsp ground cardamom

⅛ tsp sugar

¼ tsp salt

2 garlic cloves, crushed

3 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp water

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