About:

This recipe is from my mom which is similar to baingan bharta. This recipe so rustic and beautiful.  It is a hot favorite at home and for anyone I have made it for. It is also pretty simple, not requiring special spices. The other ingredients added to the dish are potatoes, green chillies and onions which are packed a mighty nutritional punch in one single dish.

Health benefits:

Eggplants/Aubergine comes loaded with vitamins and minerals, but its health benefits extend beyond just adding vital nutrients to a meal. Eggplant promotes good health even to the point of helping to prevent cancer and lowering cholesterol.

Yields-2-3 servings
Preparation time- 15 – 20 minutes
Cooking time-15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Aubergine -1big (or eggplant 4-6 small)
• Potatoes-2medium
• Tamarind- lemon size (soaked in 1/2cup hot water for 30minutes-1 hour)
• Oil-2tsp
• Cumin seeds-1tsp
• Curry leaves-8-10
• Slit Green chillies-3-4
• Chopped onion- 1medium

For serving:

• Finely chopped onion-1 medium
• Natural low fat Yogurt- 1cup

For garnishing:

• Chopped coriander/cilantro

Procedure:

Preparation step:

• Squeeze the water from the soaked tamarind and set aside.
• Wash and prick aubergine/eggplant with knife. Steam cook aubergine in a steamer or a saucepan until tender enough to peel.
• Parallel boil water and cook potatoes until soft (just enough to mash)
• When the eggplant and potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel (the skin of both)
• Mash the peeled eggplant, potatoes in tamarind water and set aside.

For the dip:

• Heat oil in the pan. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves as it splutters.
• Add onion, green chillies and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in the eggplant- potato puree and cook stirring until it comes to boil.
• Once it comes to boil simmer for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander.

Serve Hot OR Cold as a side dish or Dip Or spread:

• Allow it to cool completely and stir in yogurt, chopped onion and serve.

Goes well with Chapathis/Roti:

Dill Chapathi

 Methi Multigrain Roti

Oats and Flaxseed Roti