- This recipe is called pinjur (PEEN-jur) and it's a traditional Macedonian recipe. It's easy, nutritious, tasty, and can be found on everyone's tables, from the villages scattered throughout the mountainsides to the capital city. Pinjur One large eggplant 2-6 cloves garlic (depending on how strong you like it) salt (enough to lightly cover the garlic) handful roughly chopped walnuts Optional ...www.umich.edu/~humanity/recipes/main/pinjur.htm