Lebanese Stuffed Eggplants - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 4 small to medium eggplants
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp za'atar
• 8 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 red bell pepper (cut into strips)
• ½ tsp ginger powder
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley (more for serving)
• 1 cup full fat Greek yogurt
• 2 Persian cucumbers (finely diced)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chopped parsely
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 small garlic clove (minced)
• basmati rice and/or naan
• chopped toasted pistachios
• chili flakes