Eggplant kebab ( , Gaziantep dialect of Turkish: balcan kebabñ, Arabic: ÃÂèçè èçðÃÂìçÃÂ) is a Turkish kebab (meat dish) that may be prepared according to various traditions.
One style of eggplant kebab consists of pieces of eggplant layered alternately with fine-chopped (not minced) meat such as beef and lamb. It may be assembled on a skewer and cooked over a fire. ' (oven-baked eggplant kebab) can be made with skewers in a dish, or the ingredients arranged in a circular pan, with spices such as pepper, and eaten with raw onions and a soft Turkish flatbread, called yufka, or with lavaà Â. In the area of à Âanlñurfa Birecik and other parts of Southern Turkey, people traditionally would prepare a tray of eggplant kebab from leftover eggplant and chicken meat at home, then take it to a local bakery to be cooked in the wood-fired oven.