• 5 Long & Selender Eggplants (If you can only get the more rounded variety, try to choose some small eggplants),
• 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil for frying (or 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil for roasting in the oven),

For the Tomato Filling:

• 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 3 Normal size yellow onions finely diced, (if you want, you can use red or white onions),
• 4-5 Large cloves of garlic finely diced,
• 4 Long green peppers finely diced,
• 4 Medium tomatoes roughly choped,
• 1/2 Teaspoon of salt dried oregano, ground black pepper, red flakes pepper and granulated sugar,
• 1/2 bunch of fresh parsley chopped,

For Tomato Sauce:

• 1/2 Tomatoes grated,
• 1 Tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

For Garnishing:

• 1/2 Tomatoes is sliced into 5 thick slices