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Eggplant Curry - South Indian Brinjal Curry
Recipe video above. This curry is not for the faint hearted! Eggplant (Brinjal) stars in this strong flavoured curry, roasted rather than fried for a healthier yet equally delicious (high temp does the trick here), then simmered in an intensely spiced South Indian curry sauce so it sucks up the flavour and partially collapses to create a big pot of juicy (delicious) mush. Incidentally vegan (as much of South Indian food is). See recipe notes for subs for the harder to find spices. And when you've made this, use the same spices to make this Vegetable Samosa Pie!Spiciness: Pretty mild. Spiciness only comes from the chilli powder so if you're concerned, skip or reduce it!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●pot
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Roasted Eggplant:
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Preheat oven to 240°C / 450°F (220°C fan). Line tray with parchment/baking paper.
3
Cut eggplant into 2cm / 4/5" slices, then cut into 2cm / 4/5" batons.
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Place in large bowl, toss with oil, salt and pepper.
5
Spread on tray, roast ⏱️ 20 minutes. Turn, roast for a further ⏱️ 10 minutes - edges should be caramelised, soft inside, but they're not shrivelled up and dismal. Use per recipe.
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Curry:
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Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add mustard seeds, let them sizzle for ⏱️ 15 seconds.
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Add curry leaves, stir, leave to sizzle for ⏱️ 15 seconds - seeds might pop, Indian cooking is very dramatic!
curry leaves, fresh (Note 3)14
9
Add onions, cook ⏱️ 5 minutes until golden brown.
10
Add tomato, cook for ⏱️ 1 minute, stirring.
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Add garlic and ginger, cook ⏱️ 2 minutes.
garlic (, grated (4 cloves approx))1 tbspginger (, grated (1.5cm piece approx))1 tbsp
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Add Curry Spices and salt, and cook for another ⏱️ 3 minutes - it will be a thick paste and might stick to the bottom of the pot, don't let it burn (if it starts to, remove from stove and quickly add splash of water to loosen).
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Stir in water, and then add the eggplant.
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Gently stir, partially cover, reduce heat to low and simmer ⏱️ 30 minutes. Stir carefully once or twice (so the eggplants don't break up completely), add more water if it dries out.
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Stir in coconut milk, taste then add more salt if needed.
coconut milk (or cream, full fat (Note 5))3 tbsp
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Your result should be a very thick, juicy, strongly flavoured curry with eggplant partially intact but half collapsed.
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Serve with basmati rice and a dollop of yogurt and fresh coriander leaves, if you want.
Basmati riceYogurt (, highly recommended)
Nutrition Facts
calories
250 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
7 g
sugar Content
8 g
sodium Content
1051 mg
protein Content
3 g
carbohydrate Content
18 g
saturated Fat Content
16 g
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