From the category archives:

Eggplant

Eggplant “Barbeque” – Roasted Eggplant with Tamarind

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No Noodles – Bread and Eggplant Lasagna

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Vegetable Bhaji (Spicy Tempura) with Mint Chutney

Bhaji is basically Indian tempura – vegetables battered in a spicy flour coating, deep fried and served piping hot straight out of the oil, slightly crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. In our house, bhaji was the late afternoon snack of particularly lazy Saturday afternoons following a nap. Bhaji was the pre-dinner [...]

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Five Star Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant parmesan is a childhood favorite of mine. An oozy combination of cheese embracing fried eggplant wading in pools of tangy tomato sauce. Growing up, it wasthe perfect break in our daily menu of rasam, yogurt rice and kura…one of the few “American” (i.e. non-Indian) dishes my mom made that even my dad would eat. [...]

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Eggplant in Peanut Sauce

With the season starting to change and the weather turning cooler, I’ve been craving the velvety taste of baingan, or eggplant. So tonight I tried to recreate a dish that my mom makes – eggplant in a peanut sauce. R and I went grocery shopping at the new Whole Foods in Tribeca, which usually has [...]