karnıyarık

{{Short description|Turkish stuffed eggplant and meat dish}}

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| country = Turkey

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| main_ingredient = Eggplant, onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, parsley and ground meat

| variations = İmam bayıldı

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Karnıyarık ({{lit|riven belly}}) is a Turkish dish{{cite book|author=Ken Albala|title=Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NTo6c_PJWRgC&pg=PA307|year=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37626-9|pages=307–}} of eggplant stuffed with a mix of sautéed chopped onions, garlic, black pepper, tomatoes, optional green pepper, parsley, and ground meat.{{cite book | last=Akin | first=E. | title=Essential Turkish Cuisine: 200 Recipes for Small Plates and Family Meals | publisher=Abrams | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-61312-871-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsKDCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT190 | access-date=December 23, 2016 | page=190}}{{cite book | last=Ghayour | first=S. | title=Persiana : recipes from the Middle East & beyond| publisher=Mitchell Beazley | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-84533-910-4 | page=102}}

It is similar to İmam bayıldı, which however does not include meat{{cite book | title=Top 10 Istanbul | publisher=DK Publishing | series=EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-4654-5933-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SawnDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT136 | access-date=December 23, 2016 | page=136}} and is served at room temperature or warm.{{cite book | last=Pruess | first=J. | title=Soup for Two: Small-Batch Recipes for One, Two or a Few | publisher=Countryman Press | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-58157-669-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2JJ0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT132 | access-date=December 23, 2016 | page=132}}

The dish is often served with rice.{{Cite web|url=https://ozlemsturkishtable.com/2010/06/karniyarik-stuffed-eggplants-aubergines-with-ground-lamb-tomatoes-and-onions/|title=Karniyarik – Stuffed Eggplants (Aubergines) with ground lamb, tomatoes and onions|last=Warren|first=Ozlem|date=2010-06-02|website=Ozlem's Turkish Table|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22}}