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Sookhe Bharwan Baingan: Dry Spice Stuffed Eggplant

22 Aug

Sookhe Bharwan Baingan

Sookhe bharwan baingan is a delicious side dish of spice-stuffed baby eggplants. It uses few ingredients – no onion, garlic or tomatoes – and can be put together easily with basic Indian spices.

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Dhansak: Parsi Dal and Vegetable Medley

18 Jan

Dhansak, Kachumber, Aloo, Berry Pulao, Grape Chutney

Dhansak – in which legumes, vegetables and aromatic spices come together in a celebration of Persian and Gujarati flavors. The name tells us as much: “dhansak” comes from dhan (Persian for “seed” – legumes) and sak (Gujarati “shaak” – vegetables).

This recipe is a meatless take on the dhansak template, with plenty of vegetables and a freshly prepared dhansak masala.

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Baingan Mooli Patta Sabzi: Eggplant Radish Leaves Curry

12 Nov

Baingan Mooli Patta ki Sabzi

The onset of winter brings with it fresh white radish (mooli) topped with lush green leaves. Here’s a curry that puts those radish greens to excellent use: baingan mooli patta sabzi.

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Baingan Masala: Baby Eggplant Curry

2 Jun

Baingan Masala - Small Eggplant Curry

Baingan masala – an easy and delicious curry to make with baby eggplant. Unlike the more intricate recipes that involve stuffing the eggplant or dry-roasting the spices, this baingan masala recipe is beginner-friendly and relies on accessible ingredients. Try it!

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Green Eggplant with Onion and Green Chilies

19 Jan

Green Eggplant with Onion and Chilies

Dress up the slender green eggplant with the heat of green chilies, the spice of coriander and the sweetness of golden onions.

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Baingan Bharta: Smoky Eggplant Mash

12 Oct

Baingan Bharta

For a really good baingan bharta, getting the eggplant perfectly roasted is half the battle won. And for a perfectly roasted eggplant, the ingredients you need most are patience and balance – patience in cooking the eggplant on a low, open flame through till the core, balancing the heat all around without charring, leaving no spot raw or burnt.

The proportion of other ingredients and spices, the duration of post-roasting saut̩ing, can vary, but if the heart of the dish Рthe mashed eggplant Рis nicely done, baingan bharta turns out delicious.

With that thought, on to my baingan bharta recipe in all its smoky splendor…

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Spice-Lined Long Green Eggplant Curry

16 Jan

When you have really fresh long green eggplant on hand, capitalize on the goodness of its insides. Cook it in a way that retains its juices. Ditch chopping and cubing, go for slitting and spicing. This recipe of spice-lined long green eggplant curry shows how.

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