How to Make Bademjan Tareh Gilan – A Traditional Meatless Dish from Gilan That Everyone Falls in Love With for Its Unique Flavor and Aroma

Sunday, April 06, 2025  Read time2 min

Saed News: Bademjan Tareh is one of the traditional dishes from Gilan Province that is quick and easy to prepare. Even if you’re not a fan of eggplant, you’ll definitely fall in love with this incredibly delicious dish.

How to Make Bademjan Tareh Gilan – A Traditional Meatless Dish from Gilan That Everyone Falls in Love With for Its Unique Flavor and Aroma

According to the Saed News cooking section, this instructional video teaches you how to make two of the tastiest and most innovative plant-based, meatless eggplant dishes—so good that even die-hard meat lovers will fall in love! 🤯🍆 These two vegetarian meals are not only healthy and light, but also incredibly flavorful. If you're on the lookout for new, plant-based, meat-free recipes, don’t miss this video.

Dish One:

A delicious eggplant-based meal made with a mix of fresh vegetables, cheese, and spices. It’s light, healthy, and meat-free—and you’ll never get tired of it!


Dish Two:

An eye-catching finger food, perfect for parties and gatherings! Fried eggplant combined with walnuts and fresh herbs creates an unforgettable flavor that will make you question how something this good doesn’t have any meat! Both recipes are meat-free and ideal for anyone seeking a plant-based, healthy diet. Even if you’ve never liked eggplant, these two methods will totally surprise you—I guarantee you’ll become a fan.

These recipes use special techniques to bring out the best taste and texture in the eggplant. So if you're after exciting new vegetarian meals, you must give them a try.


In this video, you'll learn:

  • How to prepare two new and delicious vegetarian eggplant dishes

  • How to use eggplant as a main ingredient in meatless meals

  • Special tips and tricks for frying and prepping eggplant

  • How to make amazing vegetarian dishes with simple ingredients


🥄 Ingredients for the First Vegetarian Recipe:

  • Eggplants: 2 (peeled and coarsely grated)

  • Eggs: 3

  • Black pepper: ½ tsp

  • Paprika: 1 tsp

  • Salt: to taste

  • Garlic: 2 cloves (crushed)

  • Tomato paste: 3 tbsp

  • All-purpose flour: 100g (about ½ cup)

  • Red onion: 1 (or yellow/white onion)

  • Carrot: 1 medium (grated)

  • Fresh dill: 1 small bunch (or substitute with basil, spinach, tarragon, or parsley)

  • Mozzarella cheese: 100g (grated) (optional: use béchamel sauce instead)

  • Parmesan cheese: to taste (or use breadcrumbs if unavailable)

  • Cornstarch: 1 tbsp (for the topping)

  • Olive oil: as needed

  • Garlic powder: to taste

  • Breadcrumbs: for lining the baking dish


🥗 Ingredients for the Second Vegetarian Recipe:

  • Eggplants: 2 (cut into ½ cm thick rounds)

  • Egg: 1

  • Salt: to taste

  • Oil for frying: as needed

  • Walnuts: 150g (about 1 to 1½ cups)

  • Red onion: ¼

  • Garlic: 3 cloves

  • Cilantro or parsley: 100g (about 1 small bunch)

  • Strained yogurt: 100g (½ cup) (or substitute with cream cheese)

  • Fresh lemon juice: from ½ lemon

  • Salt: 1 tsp

  • Ground coriander seeds: ½ tsp