We pretty much adore eggplant and cook it in soups,...

We pretty much adore eggplant and cook it in soups, curries, salads, baked, roasted, grilled, sauteed and steamed. I have a huge number of eggplant dishes that I have made over the years. Did you know eggplant is wonderful deep-fried? The eggplant is soaked in tamarind before frying which adds flavour and tenderises it.

The recipe is from #MeenakshiAmmal’s #CookAndSee #Vol3.

#food #eggplant #FromTheArchives #FromTheKitchen #Vegetarian

Like 7 August at 21:50 | Open on mastodon.au

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Das

@LifeTimeCooking fried is staple in Bengali cuisine. Thick slices, plain or thin slices in (besan) batter
I've never tried with tamarind soak or accent. (Though eggplant pieces in tamarind soured sambar are pretty great)

7 August at 21:59 | Open on mastodon.online

Ganga

@SRDas I meant to add how eggplant sambar is my favourite sambar!

8 August at 1:14 | Open on mastodon.au

Das

@LifeTimeCooking eggplant is a favorite (vegetable) - but for sambar, I'd have to say vengaya (onion - these are the small shallot like pearl reddish onions) sambar for me. But then again it may have been the specific sambar podi and maker (aunt-in-law in Chennai)