These days I like to make fast and simple recipes and we love our Indian Cuisine.
Tonight I will make spiced eggplant with chapatis,homemade plain yogurt,lassi and an orange salad with unsweetened coconut,roasted almonds and a shot of Cointreau.
1 lb eggplant
3 tbsp olive oil
1 large diced onion
1 thumb thick/length finely cut ginger
4 finely cut garlic cloves
1 tsp chili powder ( depends how spicy YOU like it )
1/2 tsp turmeric
a handful cut up cilantro
1 finely cut green chili ( or you could omit the red chili and use 3 green chili instead)
salt to taste
5 diced fresh tomatoes
sprinkle with cilantro for decoration
Put eggplant under a preheated grill for 15 minutes,rotating eggplant until soft. Than you remove peel and cut dices. Fry onion in olive oil just tender,add ginger/garlic,fry 2 minutes and add eggplant cubes.Sprinkle on top with chili/turmeric/coriander powder,fresh green chili,salt and tomatoes.Fry another 15 minutes until dry and you can serve it with rice ,naan,or chapatis.
* Lately to be faster,I peel eggplant,cut in cubes and boil in water til half soft. Than I drain it in a strainer and cook it that way.
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