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Peanut masala stuffed eggplants

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 0

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • measuring cups and spoons
  • Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 20 small eggplant

for the onion paste

  • 2 medium red onion

for the fresh masala paste

  • 1 inch fresh ginger root
  • 3 medium green chilli serrano
  • 5-6 cloves garlic peeled
  • salt to taste you can adjust later after mixing the peanuts.

for the peanut base

  • 1 cup peanuts roasted and crushed

For roasting

  • 4-6 tbsp cooking oil use as necessary.

Instructions
 

  • Crush the roasted peanuts to a coarse blend and set it aside.
  • Make a fresh paste of green chillies, garlic and ginger and set this aside.
  • Mince or coarse grind the onions and set this aside.
  • Wash and remove the stalk of the baby eggplants.
  • Slit them lengthwise in two perpendicular strokes, still keeping them intact at the base.
  • Mix together the peanuts, the fresh masala paste and the onion paste to make the stuffing.
  • Check and adjust the salt. Add a pinch higher as this flavours the eggplants too.
  • Stuff this mix into the eggplants.
  • Heat the frying pan on medium and brush oil on the pan.
  • Place the stuffed eggplants in the pan as it heats up.
  • Turn and roast till all sides are seared.
  • Lower the heat and cover the pan to allow the eggplants to cook.
  • After 5- minutes open the pan and spray some oil on the eggplants.
  • Slow roast the eggplants, constantly turning them.
  • once the eggplants are ready the are a bit squishy, still hold shape.
  • Transfer to a serving platter and enjoy.
Keyword Indian vegetarian dinner, Lunch recipes, stuffed recipes
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