Stuffed Eggplant Curry
Ingredients
- Main Ingredients: ⓘ
- 6-7 Eggplant small ⓘ
- 1 Red Onion finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 Tomatoes finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons Water ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Salt to taste ⓘ
- Vegetable oil
- Ingredients for Stuffing:
- 2 Onions Sliced ⓘ
- Curry leaves few
- 1 Ginger - inch ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon Fennel seeds
- 1/2 Cinnamon measures in inch ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat about 1 tbsp of oil and add coriander seeds,fennel seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black peppercorns and raw peanuts. Fry till all the spices releases nice aroma. Finally add the curry leaves
- Then add the onion sliced and saute till it is transparent and then add coconut and ginger.
- Remove from the heat, allow it to cool and grind it to a paste(not too smooth paste)
- Clean the eggplant, leave the stem intact and from the bottom , do a crisscross slice up until the neck of the stem without affecting the stem.
- Now stuff each of the egg plant with about 1 to 2 tbsp of grounded masala paste. And set aside.
- Heat around 3 tbsp of oil in a heavy bottom pan/kadai and add red chilli powder and turmeric powder paste immediately add finely chopped onion.
- Saute till onions turns transparent, now add finely chopped tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy.
- Now add the left over masala paste and fry for few minutes. Add the eggplant and reduce the heat to low. Allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
- Add 1/4 to 1/2 of water and close the lid. Cook it for another 8 to 10 minutes, until the eggplant is tender and cooked through.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
406
kcal
20% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).