Egg Plant Dip
From monik 13 years agoIngredients
- 1 large egg plant shopping list
- few cloves of garlic shopping list
- 1 or 2 green chillies (opt) shopping list
- 1 cup of yogurt shopping list
- some cilantro for garnishing shopping list
- for tempering shopping list
- 1 tbsp of oil shopping list
- 1 tsp of mustard seed shopping list
- 1 tsp of cumin seed shopping list
- 1 tsp of red chilly powder shopping list
- 1 tbsp of turmeric powder shopping list
- a pinch of asofoetida ( opt ) shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Wash the egg plant .. make some diagonal cuts on it n push each of garlic inside the egg plant It depends how much u want to put garlic inside i add 2-3 cloves ... now if u like u can grill it or simply put it on the gas burner n let it cook changing side with help of tongs
- In 10 minutes u will see the skin of eggplant like flakes n the inner part is soft n cooked
- Remove it from the burner let it cool down for 2 minutes then with the help of tongs holding the cap of egg plant scrap down the skin with help of knife
- Transfer the inner soft pulp to a bowl .... now u can just mash it or what i like to do is with a hand blender puree it along with the garlic
- Next add some green chillies ( opt ) then in a small pan heat the oil add pinch of asofoetida (opt) then add cumin seeds let it crackle add red chilly powder n turmeric powder n then mustard seeds let it crackle for a minute as the oil is in the right temperature
- Immediately pour it on the puree of egg plants add salt to taste stir and then add yogurt ( try to add Greek style if available ) or just strain the yogurt before adding making sure to remove all excess water from it
- Garnish with some cilantro n ready to be served !!!!
- Enjoy :-)
- Tip : If u like u can add 1/2 onion finely chopped in the tempering just to add extra flavor ...
- U can also add some chopped spare mint ...
- Any suggestion or comments are most welcome
- Thanks for stopping by :-)
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Made this tonight. It was very flavorful and I loved the spices in it. Great recipe! I had to omit the asofoetida. Cannot find it in Portugal.
gourmetana in London loved it
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