There are couple of traditional recipes for eggplant which I'm deeply in love with but those call for deep frying them first. A process that I'm trying to steer away from. And so far I've been successful thanks to S and the kids who are not into fried foods except for the occasional treats outside.
Apart from using the eggplants in Sambar(lentil curry with vegetables) this is my go to dish when I need a quick veggie/eggplant fix for my main meals.Rice or roti.
In case you're wondering what's that brownish specks on my rice,that's Oat's For Rice.An oat mix you cook along with rice.It's a great addition of fiber and calcium to the otherwise mainly starchy rice.It was introduced in UAE recently. Now, I never cook my rice without them.
Raji says
I too make eggplants in a similar way...and always like them with garlic. The pictures are beautiful..love the first one.
I saw the oats for rice in supermarket but was hesitant to take it..but next time I will grab the packet.
Irene says
Mouthwatering snaps and dish 🙂
tika hapsari nilmada says
I love the first photo. The color of eggplant and the shades of blue on the background are perfect. You know what, Indonesian food has something like this too.
Plateful says
Beautiful shots. I never really cook eggplant except for doing bajis or deep-frying them with a spicy masala as a side for rice. But, I absolutely adore baba ganujh, mutabelle--my fav way to cook & eat them 🙂 I'm intrigued about this oats for rice, gotta check it out in the stores here.
schmetterlingwords says
I can say by the looks of it that it would have tasted surely awesome. Lovely eggplant curry for rotis. Here the temperature reads -3 degrees and I wish for Summer to come soon ;p
Love and other Spices says
Thanks Raji,you should try the oats.It's fantastic.
Thanks Nashi girl.Qatar might have it by now.
Thank you Irene and Tika.You guys are so kind.
Thanks schmetterlingwords.I know how it is when it reads minus and you long for summer.But the weather is very different here and during the summer the temperature could go high up to 49 degrees.
Indu says
I actually do not like eggplants, but this dish looks very tempting!
Uma says
It is been months since I saw these kind of baby brinjals here. I miss them really.I'm really impressed with oats for rice. If possible give some details about how the texture and taste.
Deeps @ Naughty Curry says
beautiful clicks, such a simple & wholesome dish. looks awesome 🙂
Desert Kitty says
The photos are stunning and the dish sounds yummy!
Love and other Spices says
Thanks Indu,Deeps and Desert kitty for your kind words.
Uma,I might just dedicate a post for Oats For Rice,seeing the enthusiasm !
Sarah Walton - The Hedonista says
looks yummy and easy. Love that purple shot
Rinku Naveen says
Lovely shots! Its been so long since i cooked eggplants (as a dish). Would love to try this recipe. Oats for rice sounds good.