Tarator (Albanian)

Tarator (Albanian)
Fried Eggplants, Zucchini and Green Peppers with Plain Yogurt

Ingredients:

1250 gr. eggplants
1500 gr. zucchini 

salt
a piece of cucumber finely chopped
250 gr. yogurt
2 tablespoons salt
4 cloves of garlic
salt

Cooking Instructions: 

• Peel the eggplants in lengthwise strips at 1 1/2 cm intervals, then cut either in circles or in long slices.
• Sprinkle salt over and place the eggplants in salted water for half an hour to drain off their bitter juices.
• Squeeze each eggplant before putting into hot oil.
• Fry both sides, drain away excess oil and place on a serving plate.
  Scrape the skin of the zucchinis until their green parts can be seen, sprinkle with salt and leave aside for 1.5 hours.
• Put flour and water into a bowl and blend together.
• First place the zucchini in flour-water mixture and then into the hot oil. Fry until both sides are golden.
• Place them with the eggplants and peppers. 
• Mix cucumber and yogurt, pour over the fried vegetables (if desired, crushed garlic can be added to the yogurt). 

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