Recipe - Baigan Aur Tamaatar

One half pound Eggplant
2 tablespoon Ghee
1 small Onion; chopped finely
1 Garlic cloves; cut or sliced up
One half teaspoon Turmeric
1 Bay leaf
1 1" cinnamon stick
One half teaspoon Salt
Three fourths teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 sl 1/2" fresh ginger
2 md Tomatoes
1 tablespoon Garam masala

Wash & slice aubergines. Heat ghee & saute the onion & garlic when hot for
2 to 3 minutes. Add turmeric, bay leaf & cinnamon stick & saute for a
further 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cut or sliced up eggplant. Add salt,
cayenne & ginger. Blend together well. Cook for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes,
cover pot & cook for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle with garam masala &
serve. Be careful not to overcook otherwise it will go very mushy.

Recipe by: Madhur Jaffrey, "An Invitation to Indian Cooking"

Posted to recipeludigest by Sharon Raghavachary schary@earthlink.net on
Feb 05, 1998