Trying to stay warm on this stormy winder day in the North East. At least the fridge was stocked for a day or two…who am I kidding?, we could survive for the month between the fridge and the pantry staples 🙂
My recipe creations of Kashmiri dishes continues. If you have been following my blog you know how much I love eggplant – every kind that can be possibly available. I had 4 long beautiful Japanese eggplants on hand and some great ripe organic tomatoes.
In authentic Kashmiri dishes with eggplants and turnips they are fried before cooking in sauce. Did you know that eggplant are dried in Kashmir to be used in different dishes in the very cold winter. I have pan fried these in coconut oil for a healthier version. You can strain the oil out on a paper towel.
Tomatoes are also cooked down to a paste to bring out the sweetness. Then the additions of fennel and dry ginger bring out the beautiful fragrant flavors.
Best eaten with short grain rice…this dish will warm your soul.
Ingredients: 4 long eggplants halved and cut in 1 inch strips 4 tomatoes chopped – or you can use canned tomatoes 1 tsp red chili powder 1 tsp cumin 4 cloves 1 inch cinnamon 1 tsp fennel powder 1 tsp ginger powder 1 tsp turmeric 2 tbsp mustard oil Salt to taste Coconut oil for frying Putting it together;Tamatar Wangun
Stay warm everyone!
Warming up Fiesta Friday with my link. Thanks Angie, Sonal @ simplyvegetarian777 and Petra @ Food Eat Love
Good stuff!
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Oh my Zeba!! Love it! I am a big time baingan fan and I am saving this recipe to try :).
Are you coming to Fiesta Friday?
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Thanks so much Sonal.. I can’t get enough of baingan either… love them and grow them in my garden every year 🙂 linked up on Fiesta Friday.
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Yayyyy
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Thanks so much Sonal.. I can’t get enough of baingan either… love them and grow them in my garden every year 🙂 just linked up on Fiesta Friday.
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This sounds delicious – eggplant is a definite favorite of mine!
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Glad you liked it. Eggplant is really so good to create recipes with and their are so many varieties that it can keep you very happy trying them all out 🙂
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Delicious! I love this dish ever since I had it in a restaurant! Thanks a lot for the recipe! I’ve been looking for a good one….
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Thanks Lina. Let me know how it turns out!
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It looks so tasty Zeba, I’m hungry now! 🙂
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Thanks so much!!
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I have a weakness for eggplant too. 😊
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Yes can’t seem to get enough of eggplant 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by!
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My pleasure!
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I love everything about this. Yum! 😀 Happy Fiesta Friday. x
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Thanks so much Jhuls. So glad you liked it!
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That is a lot of snow! We haven;t even had a single snow flake here this year!
I am glad you are well stocked up! This is a great eggplant dish! I love the look of them but sometimes I try recipes that just doesn’t work. This looks absolutely delicious! Happy Fiesta Friday! 🙂
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Hi Petra…I could wish you snow but maybe not:) We have finally dug ourselves out…no school and we are working from home the next couple of days. Hopefully that means time to try new recipes 🙂 Glad you liked the dish and hope you try it!
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This makes my mouth water! It’s amazing when you think how much averse to eggplants I used to be. My husband loves them, though, and all these years I’ve been cooking them for him, I’ve finally become a fan! And I’m saving this recipe. Sounds so delicious!
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Angie…I wasn’t much of a fan as a child either….but now I am devotee 🙂 Hope it turns out great.
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Wow, you sure were walloped with snow this weekend too eh? We suffered here too. But what is a blizzard when you have brought a beautiful eggplant dish. It looks amazing, the spices add some wonderful depth to the flavors I’m sure. I’ve just added you, and hope to see more of your lovely dishes.
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Hi Loretta…we got completely buried but thankfully had heat and power. In between shoveling a lot of cooking was done 🙂 Glad you like the dish and hope you get to try it out. Stay warm. Zeba
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