Indian-Style Eggplant light and colorful

Name: Indian-Style Eggplant
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant cut into not too large pieces; 1 cup of red lentils; 3 tomatoes; 2 onions cut into 4 pieces; 3 cloves of garlic; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 small glass of coconut milk; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; cumin curry tandoori spices or turmeric; salt pepper; 1 pinch of chili or harissa; 1 half lemon

By sourires 3.9/5 (13 reviews) · 🍳 27 made it

Prep 15 min

Cook 40 min

Total 55 min

Servings 4 serv.

One large eggplant, a cup of red lentils, 20 minutes simmering: tandoori spices, coconut milk, balsamic vinegar. Tastes just as good cold as hot.

Ingredients for 4 servings

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servings

1 large eggplant cut into not too large pieces
1 cup of red lentils
3 tomatoes
2 onions cut into 4 pieces
3 cloves of garlic
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 small glass of coconut milk
1 tablespoon tomato paste
cumin curry tandoori spices or turmeric
salt pepper
1 pinch of chili or harissa
1 half lemon

Step-by-step recipe

1 Over high heat, sauté the onions in olive oil and sesame oil
Add in order:
the eggplant stir
the garlic
the tomato paste

2 stir for 2 minutes then add
the balsamic vinegar
the red or green lentils
coconut milk
cover with water
salt pepper add the spices
the lemon

3 simmer covered for 20 minutes

4 Transfer to a covered pot or film suitable for microwave, let cook for 20 minutes at maximum speed
ps I serve this dish with seaweed rice and cheese naan
a real treat, just as good hot as cold.

A chef's advice

Don't skip the final microwave step: 20 minutes on full power in a sealed container is what binds everything together, melting the lentils into the mix. Skip it and you get a decent stew. Do it and you get a dense, cohesive texture where the eggplant almost disappears. That sealed steam also concentrates the spices. Don't skip it.

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