Recipe - Aubergine Vegetable Dish (Bengan Ka Burta)

1 lg Aubergine
5 tablespoon Vegetable oil; up to 6
2 md To large onions
2 teaspoon Garlic; crushed
1 teaspoon Ginger; crushed
1 md Sized fresh green chilli;
chopped finely
One fourth teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 teaspoon Coriander powder
One half teaspoon Cumin powder
Salt and pepper to taste
One half cn Tomatoes; up to /4, up to
One half bn Fresh coriander leaves;
roughly chopped

Poke the aubergine to make a few small holes in the vegetable. Grill
under medium heat until skin is black and crisp, and flesh is soft;
usually just under an hour.

Fry onions in oil until just brown.

Add crushed ginger and garlic and fresh green chilli. Add all powdered
spices plus seasoning fry for about 5 minutes over a medium heat.
Add the tomatoes fry for a further 10 minutes.

Scoop out the flesh of the aubergine and add to the pan. Stir, cover
and cook over low heat until oil begins to separate. Uncover, turn up
heat and fry (bhuna) until water evaporates. Add fresh coriander
leaves, stir in and serve.

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