Roasted Eggplant Curry with Tomatoes Baingan Bharata
From shirleyoma 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This Vegetarian vegetable dish appears frequently on Indian restaurant menus as Baingan Bharata. It features roasted eggplant. From a Vegetarian Club on the Net.
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants (about 1 1/2 pounds total) shopping list
- 1 tablespoon olive oil shopping list
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped shopping list
- 1 small fresh hot chili, seeded and minced, or other hot seasoning to taste (see note) shopping list
- One 14- to 16-ounce can diced tomatoes, with liquid shopping list
- 1 teaspoon good-quality curry powder or garam masala shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon natural granulated sugar shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- Chopped fresh cilantro to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Prick the skin of the eggplants in several places. Place on a foil-lined baking sheet and place in the oven. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, of until the eggplants have collapsed. Remove and let them cool. when ready to handle, scoop the flesh away from the skin. discard the skin and stems; chop the eggplant flesh coarsely.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until golden, then add the minced chili and sauté for another minute or two.
- Add the chopped eggplant, the diced tomatoes, the spices, and sugar. Stir well and cook over medium-low heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and remove from heat. Stir in the chopped cilantro and serve.
- Note: If you are not inclined to use fresh chiles, simply season the dish to taste with another spicy seasoning like Thai red curry paste or hot red pepper flakes.
- VARIATION: To turn this into a delicious main dish, add a 15- to 16-ounce can chickpeas (drained and rinsed) and serve over a hot cooked grain of your choice (couscous, quinoa, or brown basmati rice). Also WW pasta of choice.
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
I love Indian food... and this is great!
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in Myrtle Beach loved it
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I like eggplant,so this is a keeper for me! Looks delicious!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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I'm not a vegan, but dang this looks good. Thank you Shirley.
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