Indian Style Eggplant in Yogurt Sauce
This refreshing and soothing eggplant in yogurt sauce is a great side dish to serve with your next spicy Indian curry dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 medium fresh eggplant
- 1 small onion chopped
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 medium garlic clove chopped
- 1 tbsp mixed seeds fennel, mustard, cumin…
- ¼ cup whole milk (60 ml)
- 4 tbsp unsweetened yogurt
- ¼ cup vegetable stock (60 ml)
- a handful fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- olive oil
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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Slice the eggplant into ⅓ inch (0,8 mm) thick slices.
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Pour some olive oil in a non-stick pan and place it over high heat until hot. Then add the eggplant. You can also do this in batches if necessary. Sear and fry the eggplant slices on one side for 4 minutes until golden.
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Then flip them over, drizzle with extra olive oil and brown the eggplant for another 3 minutes until soft. Then transfer the baked eggplant to a plate. Bake another batch of eggplants until it's all cooked.
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Add some olive oil to the pan again together with the mixed seeds, garam masala and some pepper and salt.
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Stir the spices for a minute. Also add the chopped onion and the garlic.
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Stir well and turn the heat lower. Fry the onion for 3 minutes. Then add the milk, vegetable stock and tomato paste.
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Stir well until the tomato paste has dissolved. Cook the onion until soft. Then put the pan aside until cooled. Add the yogurt and the chopped cilantro.
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Stir and check the seasoning. Add extra pepper or salt to taste. Then add the baked eggplant to the pan and cover the slices with the yogurt sauce.
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Let the eggplant marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature. Serve lukewarm.
