Hunkar Begendi (Grilled Eggplant With Cheese)

Ingredients

• •2 lg Eggplants
• •1/2 Lemon
• •1 c Water
• •1/4 c Butter
• •1 T Flour
• •1 c Milk
• •1/4 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
• •Nutmeg
• •Salt

Directions

1. 1Smoke whole eggplants in covered barbecue, or bake at 350'F. 20-30
2. 2minutes, until tender. Add lemon half to water in shallow dish. Place
3. 3eggplants in water, turn to coat thoroughly, and let stand until cool.
4. 4Peel eggplants and remove seeds. Cut flesh into 1/4" cubes.
5. 5Melt butter in skillet. Add flour and cook and stir until light brown.
6. 6Stir in milk. Add cheeses, eggplant, dash nutmeg and season to taste
7. 7with salt. Cook over very low heat 5 minutes.
8. 8Each serving contains about: 99 calories; 144 milligrams sodium; 24
9. 9milligrams cholesterol; 8 grams fat; 4 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams
10. 10protein; 0.26 gram fiber.