Spicy Eggplant Curry Recipe Video
Eggplant Cooked in Exotic Spices is our "healthy" version of the traditional Indian Aachari Baingan in which the eggplant is deep fried. The combination of fennel seeds and onion seeds, with the tanginess of the tomatoes, adds so much flavor to the buttery eggplant. It is a perfect dish that is sure to please even those who don't normally care for eggplant.
Summary
Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelVery Easy
Health IndexAverageServings4
Ingredients
Oil – 1 tbsp
Kalonji ( Onion Seeds) – ½ tsp
Saunf ( Fennel Seeds) – 1 tsp
Jeera ( Cumin Seeds) – ½ tsp
Rai ( Mustard Seeds) – ½ tsp
Haldi – ½ tsp
Ginger– 1 tsp (roughly crushed)
Garlic – 1 tsp (grated)
Tomatoes – 2, 8oz cans, diced
Salt – to taste
Chili powder – ½ tsp or to taste
Eggplant – 4 long Chinese style, diced
Directions
MAKING
1 In a wok, heat oil.
2 Put in all the seeds- onion, fennel, cumin and mustard.
3 Once the mustard seeds sputter and the Jeera seeds get a golden color, add haldi, ginger and garlic, sauté for a minute.
4 Add in tomatoes and cook covered, stirring frequently, till the mixture leaves oil.
5 Add in diced eggplant and mix well.
6 Cook covered on medium heat till the eggplant is done. Be careful not to overcook.
7 Season with salt and chili powder, mix well.
SERVING
8 Serve hot with your choice of bread.
TIP
The secret to this recipe lies in the tomatoes mixture cooking well, so have patience and enjoy the process.
1 In a wok, heat oil.
2 Put in all the seeds- onion, fennel, cumin and mustard.
3 Once the mustard seeds sputter and the Jeera seeds get a golden color, add haldi, ginger and garlic, sauté for a minute.
4 Add in tomatoes and cook covered, stirring frequently, till the mixture leaves oil.
5 Add in diced eggplant and mix well.
6 Cook covered on medium heat till the eggplant is done. Be careful not to overcook.
7 Season with salt and chili powder, mix well.
SERVING
8 Serve hot with your choice of bread.
TIP
The secret to this recipe lies in the tomatoes mixture cooking well, so have patience and enjoy the process.
Editors Review
In India, eggplants are cooked in many ways with loads of spices in it. Another great dish that we have is spicy eggplant curry, its low fat, low calories and tastes extremely delicious. It even pairs well both with rotis and rice, so you don’t need to worry about what to serve with this particular eggplant curry. I like the dish a bit tangy so add little extra tomatoes. One can alter the ingredients slightly to suit tastes but by all means this dish is something that can be made almost every day.Comments
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Spice Rack says :
What a great recipe. I really like eggplants and now I have a new recipe to try.
Posted on: 3 November 2009 - 2:06pm
veg foodie says :
mouthwatering! I love eggplants and can't get enough of it..... will try this out soon! thanks so much... this reminds me, I haven't had eggplant for quite sometime...getting the 'eggy' craving now ;)
Posted on: 21 September 2009 - 7:51am
Neha Gupta says :
I tried the recipe last weekend and it turned out GREAT!!
The spice qty and combination was perfect..
Its been a while that I have stayed away from making eggplant stuff ... until I tried this recipe.
My hubby LOVED it!
Thanks Hetal and Anuja :-)
Posted on: 26 April 2008 - 6:47pm
Ganesh Dutta says :
This Eggplant cooked in Exotic Spices Recipe Video is wonderful. I like eggplant very much. So it would be a great cooking option for me. Combination of eggplant with spices makes this dish very delicious.In my view it is absolutely delicious.
Thanks for sharing this delicious Eggplant cooked in Exotic Spices Recipe Video .
Posted on: 12 February 2008 - 2:15pm
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