A few weeks ago, I was heartbroken to learn that my favorite little hole-in-the-wall Israeli/Moroccan restaurant, Ha-Shalom, had closed without a trace. They made the best falafel I’ve found in Chicago, but even better, they made a dish called Moroccan Eggplant which I have been unable to find anywhere else. I humbly beg your assistance in locating a recipe.
As far as I can tell, it involved slices of eggplant fried in olive oil, enough garlic to kill a vampire at 100 paces, and perhaps cumin and/or a bit of tomato sauce, and I’m not sure exactly what else (a bit of vinegar/lemon juice?). I can’t find a close approximation in any of my bookcase full of cookbooks, including Claudia Roden’s encyclopedic The Book of Middle Eastern Food, which has a couple dozen different eggplant recipes.
So is this a traditional recipe, or their own specialty? Your assistance would be appreciated, though other recipes are always welcome.