Sultan's delight (Hünkar beğendi) | Recipe | A kitchen in Istanbul

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp olive oil (I use a mild extra virgin)
• 500 g lamb (lean cut, cut into 2 cm dice)
• 1 medium onion (roughly chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 50 g tomato paste
• 2 tsp pul biber (Aleppo pepper)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 400 g tomato (skinned and chopped (I use fresh, but canned will do))
• water
• a little chopped flat-leaf parsley (Italian parsley) (to garnish (optional))
• salt and pepper
• 1 kg aubergine (eggplant)
• 25 g butter
• 25 g all-purpose flour
• 250 ml whole milk