Wash the aubergine, cut off the stalk and then cut the aubergine lengthwise into slices approx. 1 cm thick.
Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the aubergine slices in it for about 3 minutes per side. The aubergine must be nice and golden brown and soft.
Put the fried aubergine slices on a plate and set aside.
Bread chips
Preheat the oven to 170 °C.
Cut the pita bread into small squares (approx. 2 - 3 cm).
Place the pita bread squares on a baking tray in the hot oven for approx. 10 minutes.
Remove the pita chips from the oven and set aside.
Yoghurt sauce
Peel the garlic clove and crush it in a mortar with a little salt. The garlic must become a really fine paste.
Mix the garlic mixture, yoghurt, mint, water, tahini, lemon juice and cumin together to make a delicious sauce and season with salt and pepper.
Pine butter
Heat the butter in a small frying pan.
Add the pine nuts and toss them in the butter until they are nicely browned. I sometimes even toast them a little over so that they get a little darker. The butter also gets a nutty flavour from the roasting.
Aubergine Fatteh
Place half of the aubergine slices per person on the plate.
Pour the yoghurt sauce over it.
Spoon the pine nuts and butter over the top.
Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and coarsely chopped parsley.
Notes
This recipe is the vegetarian equivalent of chicken fatteh.