I don’t know what to crib about? Whether on the fact that fall is so fast upon us, or the political debates on every news channel these days?
Either way, I’m more than ready for a cup of pumpkin spice latte. Oh, don’t tell me you are not one of those people hogging Starbucks for this flavor every fall?
Anywaaaaays…
Since there isn’t any pumpkin popping up anytime soon (thank goodness!), let’s talk about or eat eggplant today.
Growing up, I loathed even at the idea of eating eggplant. And don’t tell me you loved eating it when you were an itty-bitty kid. Because that would just sound, well, finicky in my opinion.
But my mom had some tricks under her sleeve.
Well, literally.
She used eggplant in curries, tomato sauces and soups just to get me eating. I found my liking in curries and never stopped devouring eggplants ever since.
Ok, so I developed the taste for curries at a very tender age. Which Indian wouldn’t? Curries are chock-full of flavor, I could just slurp on it all day long provided the weather beckons it as well.
The notion that curries are, well, difficult to make is definitely not the case. If your pantry is equipped with some basic spices, you can easily whip up a pot of steaming homemade curry in no time.
Make this simple yummy recipe and let me know how easy it is to whip up curry — I’m crossing my fingers this challenge would not backfire on me.
Mmmm…. well, let’s throw in crossed toes as well just to be on the safer side 😉
Ingredients:
- 8 – 10 baby eggplants, quartered
- 2 cups water, boiled
- pinch of salt
- 1 medium red onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 tbsp ginger
- 3 – 4 green chilies
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 2 tsp coconut oil
- 1 small star anise
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 8 – 10 fresh curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp salt
Spice powder – dry roast 1 tsp whole cumin seeds, coriander seeds and 1/2 tsp cardamom seeds. Cool and finely grind into powder.
Directions:
- In a medium saucepan with boiling water, add quartered eggplants and pinch of salt. Boil eggplants until half-cooked or for 2 minutes.
- Blend red onion, garlic cloves, ginger and green chilies and tomato into a smooth paste.
- Heat a large non-stick saucepan on medium. Once pan is hot, add coconut oil. Sprinkle in cumin seeds, mustard seeds, star anise, fresh curry leaves and turmeric powder. Fry until fragrant for 30 seconds.
- Add blended onion + tomato paste and fry for at least 10 to 12 minutes or until oil begins separating.
- Sprinkle in fresh spice powder and fry for a few more minutes until fragrant.
- Add half-cooked eggplants, coconut milk, salt and hot water. Stir to combine and cook covered for 15 minutes or until oil separates and eggplants are fully cooked.
- Serve hot with chapati/brown rice, with a cool and refreshing side salad.
Off to play catch-up on our DVR, including a few hours worth of The Big Bang Theory.
Yeah, priorities.
Love or hate curry? What’s your favorite curry and TV show? Curry + TV? A great combo in my opinion 😉
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I just posted about the pumpkin chai shake I made yesterday… 😉
Kiran this sounds so very good – I have always loved eggplant (well, mom never made it when I was a kid, so…) and these flavors sound perfect! I will be trying this!
your photos are stunning as always.
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Kristina — thanks love. Do let me know how it tastes (if you tried this recipe).
ps: I need to check out your pumpkin chai shake recipe. Sounds delish 🙂
Eggplant curry is one of my favorites my friend, yours looks beautiful 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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A fabulous dish! Eggplants go so well with coconut milk and spices. Scrumptious.
Cheers,
Rosa
Can’t crib about this eggplant curry, it looks rich and delicious! And yeah, totally looking forward to those pumpkin spiced lattes!
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Very nice photography! As always, I am impressed with your work both the recipe and creatives
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Raymund — thanks so much for the compliments and encouragements, my friend 🙂
I LOVE eggplant in any form! This curry had me drooling 🙂
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I’ve never had curry!
:::hangs head in shame:::
Although, I do think Big Bang Theory is one of the greatest shows on TV, if that counts for anything 🙂
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Erica — totally agree about BBT!
This looks great. I think I would love to try this dish. Question, second ingredient says 2 cups boiled? Do you mean boiled water?
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Katie — thanks for sighting the error. It’s corrected and yes, I meant boiled water 😀
Let me know how it tastes!
I realized that as well, kids don’t like eggplants…
However, nowadays it’s one of my favorite veggies. I want to try your curry, its different compared to the Goan curry what I am used to. Never ever cooked curry with star anise *Blush*. Does your curry belong to any particular region(s) in India?
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Helene — I developed this recipe from scratch and it doesn’t belong to any particular regions in India. We use star anise in many curry recipes in Malaysia. Try it and let me know how it tastes 🙂
I LOVE curries (and eggplant!) and this is gorgeous. You’re so right, curries are easy to whip up if you have a well-stocked pantry!
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Faith — thanks my dear 🙂
This is my favorite dish to order out!! Im a little intimidated making it at home, but I will try your recipe soon (when I get adventurous). This looks SO delicious!!!
Aggie — the perception about making curries are overrated. Let me know if I can assist you with anything 🙂
I am obsessed with curry, seriously. I devour it like no ones business! I love the way it smells through the whole house. waking up all of my senses. I cannot wait for Parenthood to start next, so excited!!!!
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Fabiola — I’ve never watched Parenthood before. More curious now than ever 🙂
Oh Kiran, these baby eggplants are so cute…and the recipe with curry looks and sounds delicious…I will have to try this out soon…we love eggplants and I am always looking for recipe 🙂
Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a fun week!
Juliana — thanks dear, and do let me know how it tastes 🙂
I love curry, the eggplant is perfect here!
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Those eggplants are beautiful Kiran 🙂 What a lovely vegan dish. I do a fair bit of vegan cooking but I need more hearty recipes like this!
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Cass — I didn’t realize it was vegan until after cooking 😉
I’m a huge eggplant lover and eat at least once a week! This one looks so good, and I can dip chapati in this. Hmmm delicious!!
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you sound just like me and your mom like mine.:) my mom would mash up cooked eggplants into daals if i made a fuss about eating the pieces:)
i still make a bit of a fuss with them, but like them in bhartas, stuffed or a good masaledaar curry version!:))
the masala looks and sounds fabulous!
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Beautiful pictures and a delicious looking dish! I’m not the biggest fan of eggplant, but I think cooked like this, I can’t say no.
I never ate eggplant until a few years ago + it’s really grown on me. This version looks lovely, like something i’d eat massive amounts of. YUM!
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I’m horrible when it comes to making eggplant – I never seem to get it JUST exactly write so love your post and recipe. Need to try it!
This recipe looks fantastic! And I love eggplant. Yum!
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I’ve been buying a ton of eggplant lately, and running out of ideas for what to do with it! Making this – yummmm!
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Absolutely delicious eggplant dish! I never used to like eggplants as well. I think it’s the texture. But now that I’m older, I just adore them! Your version is very interesting. I like spice-y stuff!
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looks delicious!
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I am trying this tonight with the half cut brinjal in my refrigerator…hope the end result looks as good as yours 🙂
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You might not believe, but I have never had those egg-shaped eggplants! Gorgeous clicks!
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What a wonderful dish! This is the perfect recipe for my vegetarian friend. Thanks.
Oh my your photos are stunning! Gorgeous! And I don’t even remember eating eggplant when I was a kid – don’t remember the first time I even tried it. I love it now. And I definitely would love to try a bowl of this beautiful curry!
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i love the texture of your curry ….
my favorite curry is egg curry
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Are curry leaves easy to find? Are they at Whole Foods or regular grocery stores? If not can I just use curry power or paste?
Curry, love it. Who doesn’t? Friday and/or Saturday nights are for curry here LOL. Perfect recipe for my event this month, come join in…..
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What a gorgeous looking eggplant curry, I will most definitely have to try it! Especially because I was one of those weird kids who always liked eggplant, and now even more so 😉 Congrats on today’s top 9 as well!
I made this today. Substituted the coconut milk with some curd.
Somehow mine did not look as good as yours but it tasted delicious. Will try again for the same color and look.
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Making this today. Cannot wait!
I just made this curry and I gotta say I love it. I made a few changes for personal preference like adding three times as much coconut milk as I love gravy. I put in jalapeño peppers as well as green chillies. Also I put in crushed tomatoes and I chopped my onion garlic and ginger by hand. It was still amazing. Will be making it again and again. Thank you!!!
Ariana — Hello and I’m so glad you loved this recipe. Recipes in general are meant to be personalized and I’m so happy you made it to suit your palate. Happy cooking!
I made this and it was AHMAAAAAZIIIINNNG! So delicious!
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