
I used to never know what to do with my eggplants, after I was done making this Legendary Baba Ganoush or this Eggplant and Tomato Confit. Well, this South Indian Eggplant Fry is a quick and tasty way to use up some eggplants. And it’s so delicious, you’ll crave the smell that fills the house while you cook them. My mother-in-law recommends baby eggplant, but if you have regular eggplant, it’ll be just fine.
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PrintSouth Indian Eggplant Fry (Brinjal Fry)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 2 lb eggplants, washed and cut into thin strips
- 2 onions, cut into small dices
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 curry leaves (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon garlic-ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
Instructions
Soak the eggplant strips in water and set aside. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seed and let cook 2 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves, if using, and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add the onion and sautรฉ while stirring for a minute. Add the turmeric, sautรฉ, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Cover and cook, stirring regularly, until the onion is golden and caramelized, 7-8 minutes.
Drain the eggplant strips and add to the skillet. Mix thoroughly until eggplant strips are coated with the spice and onion mixture. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add 1 teaspoon sea salt, stir well, and continue cooking, covered, for an additional 4-5 minutes. Add the chili pepper and the garlic-ginger paste, if using, and stir well. Continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the garam masala and continue cooking until eggplant is nice and fried, about 2-3 minutes more. Remove to a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!
Aubergines sautรฉes du sud de l’Inde
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 portions 1x
Ingredients
- 2 livres d’aubergines, lavรฉes et coupรฉes en fines tranches
- 2 oignons, hachรฉs
- 1/3 tasse d’huile d’olive
- 1/2 c. ร thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
- 1 c. ร thรฉ de graines de cumin
- 2 feuilles de cari (en option)
- 1/2 c. ร thรฉ de curcuma
- 1 ร 1 1/2 c. ร thรฉ de sel de mer
- 1/2 c. ร thรฉ de poudre de chili (ou au goรปt)
- 1 c. ร thรฉ de pรขte de gingembre et ail
- 1 c. ร thรฉ deย garam masala
Instructions
Tremper les tranches d’aubergine dans un grand bol d’eau fraรฎche. Chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle, ร feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les graines de moutarde et cuire pendant 2 minutes. Ajouter les graines de cumin et les feuilles de cari, et cuire une minute de plus. Ajouter les oignons et faire revenir une minute. Ajouter le curcuma et faire revenir, en remuant, pendant 3 minutes, jusqu’ร ce que l’oignon soit translucide. Couvrir et continuer de cuire, en remuant souvent, jusqu’ร ce que l’oignon soit dorรฉ et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 7 ร 8 minutes.
รgoutter les tranches d’aubergine et ajouter ร la poรชle. Bien remuer afin de couvrir l’aubergine du mรฉlange d’oignons et d’รฉpices. Couvrir et cuire pendant 5 minutes, en remuant ร l’occasion. Ajuster le feu afin de prรฉvenir que l’aubergine colle. Ajouter le sel de mer et continuer de cuire, couvert, pendant 4 ร 5 minutes. Ajouter la poudre de chili, la pรขte de gingembre et ail, et le garam masala. Bien remuer et cuire pour 3 ร 5 minutes de plus, jusqu’ร ce que l’aubergine soit tendre et dorรฉ. Transfรฉrer dans un bol de service et garnir de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!
