3 style lamb eggplant yogurt Recipes

eggplant, about 1 lb, cut in 1/2 -inch cubes, extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt or 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt, garlic cloves, minced, shallot, minced, ground lamb, red pepper flakes (preferably turkish or aleppo), fresh ground black pepper, chopped fresh mint (or more to taste) or 1 1/2 tbsp dill (or more to taste), bow tie pasta (or orecchiette), unsalted butter , to taste, plain greek yogurt

eggplants , sliced lengthwise about 1/3-inch thick (3 medium or 2 large), salt, lean ground lamb or 1 lb lean ground beef, water, olive oil, divided, plus additional for greasing, onions, chopped, garlic cloves, minced (or pressed ), canned diced tomatoes with juice, tomato paste , heaping, sweet paprika, divided , rounded, ground cinnamon , rounded, whole cloves, ground in a mortar, allspice berries , ground in a mortar, sugar, bay leaf, fresh ground black pepper , to taste, eggs, divided, flat leaf parsley, chopped, plain yogurt, fresh kefalotiri, grated