Fattah makdus

Considered a Damascus delicacy, fattah makdus is a Syrian dish that features stuffed baby eggplants. It typically consists of crispy pita bread pieces that are covered with a mixture of minced meat, usually beef or lamb, pomegranate molasses, and tomato sauce, topped with fried, stuffed eggplants, and then finished off with a generous drizzle of garlic-yogurt sauce. Fattah makdus uses a variety of small baby eggplants which are hollowed out and then filled with the meat mixture. This Middle Eastern savory delicacy is usually topped with toasted or fried pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, and some freshly chopped parsley or mint.