First, mix the tomato and pepper paste in a bowl. Add black pepper, thyme, paprika, cumin, and salt, and combine well.

Then, add onion and garlic to the food processor and run the processor. Put them in a deep, large bowl. Add meat to it. Grate the cheddar and add it to the mixture.

Add the tomato paste mixture to the meat mixture and knead it together for at least 10 minutes.

After the kneading process is done, cover the meat with a piece of cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour. This "resting process" is important, as the meat that goes through a rest period in the refrigerator is always more delicious. The ideal time is 1 hour, but you can change it from 10 to 60 minutes, depending on your time. If you don’t have time, you can cook the meat without resting it.

Get your baking tray. Line it with parchment paper and start preheating your oven to 200 degrees Celsius. You should start preheating your oven at this stage, as it will take some time to shape the meat.

Take lime-sized pieces of meat and roll them. Then, take them in the palm of your hand and shape them to be slightly narrower than 1 inch and long. You don’t need to use skewers as they will be cooked in the oven.

Line up the tray by giving this shape until the meat is finished. You can cook in a controlled way as cooking times vary according to the oven. They are usually ready within 30 minutes.

Now, it’s true we use the top of the oven for our meat, but what do we bake in it? Eggplant, of course! Eggplants are an excellent idea for a protein dish. However, we recommend that you act according to your macros, as the carbohydrate value of eggplants is a little high.

Wash the eggplants, dry them well, and peel them striped. Cut the front and back parts off and cut other parts into rings. Put them in a deep bowl. Add olive oil and salt to the bowl and mix it all. Then, place them on another baking tray on which you have laid parchment paper.

Put them in the oven along with the kebab. You can change the location of the trays so that both sides are cooked equally by checking them occasionally.