Recipe: Yummy Aubergine pie by Niki

Aubergine pie by Niki.

You can have Aubergine pie by Niki using 17 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Aubergine pie by Niki

1. Prepare 6 sheets of country style filo dough.
2. It's 4 of aubergines.
3. You need 1 cup of olive oil.
4. Prepare 2 of onions cut into slices.
5. You need 1 tsp of boukovo (hot paprika flakes).
6. It's 1 1/2 cup of finely chopped tomato.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of oregano.
8. You need 1 tsp of spearmint.
9. You need 200 g of strained yoghurt.
10. It's 2 1/2 cups of yellow cheeses (regato, graviera, pecorino, edam or gouda).
11. It's 1 1/2 cup of fresh milk.
12. You need of pepper.
13. You need of salt (with moderation, due to the cheeses).
14. It's of For the batter.
15. You need 1 cup of flour.
16. It's 5 tbsp of oil.
17. Prepare of water as much as it takes.

Aubergine pie by Niki step by step

1. Cut the aubergines in half (lengthwise) and spread them on the greaseproof paper, cut side facing down..
2. Bake for 40 minutes until tender, then set them aside for 10 minutes to cool..
3. Peel the aubergines and mash the flesh using a fork..
4. Sauté the onions until tender in 1/2 cup oil..
5. Add the aubergines, the pepper and stir in the tomato..
6. Leave for 3-4 minutes then remove from heat..
7. Add salt, spearmint, boukovo and let it cool and absorb its liquids..
8. Mix the yoghurt, the milk and the cheeses into a bowl..
9. Mix all the ingredients together and the filling of the pie is ready..
10. Make a batter with flour, oil and water..
11. Brush a large oblong baking tray with oil and line it with the 3 filo sheets. Brush the first two with the batter..
12. Pour the filling on top, cover with the rest of the filo sheets that you also brush with the batter..
13. Score the pie and pour the remaining batter on top..
14. Bake at 180°C for one hour (using both the radiant elements and the fan)..