Afghan Roasted Eggplant (Borani Banjan):

Name: Afghan Roasted Eggplant (Borani Banjan):
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 🌻Borani banjan:; 2 medium eggplants; salt to taste; Red chilli powder to taste; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; as needed oil; 1 onion cut into thin sliced; 1 large onion cut into thin round sliced; 2 fresh large tomatoes cut into round; 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 cup chopped tomato tin or you can use fresh chopped tomatoes; 1/2 cup spring onion chopped; 1-2 green chillies chopped; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/4 cup boiled water (if needed); Lemon juice; Chopped fresh coriander for garnish; 🌻Yogurt garlic sauce:; 1 cup plain yogurt Greek style / vegan yogurt; 3 cloves garlic chopped; Salt to taste

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Comforting and loaded with flavors, this Afghan borani banjan is made with roasted eggplant slices, spicy tomato gravy, and onions served with garlicky yogurt sauce. It's a delicious side dish or warm appetizer, and it makes for an amazing light lunch!

#eggplant #GlutenFree #lowFat #lowCalories #diet #vegan #vegetarian

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

#eggplant #GlutenFree #lowFat #lowCalories #diet #vegan #vegetarian

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Ingredients

2 hours

4 servings

🌻Borani banjan:
2medium eggplants
salt to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
as neededoil
1onion cut into thin sliced
1large onion cut into thin round sliced
2fresh large tomatoes cut into round
1 Tbsptomato paste
1 cupchopped tomato tin or you can use fresh chopped tomatoes
1/2 cupspring onion chopped
1-2green chillies chopped
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/4 cupboiled water (if needed)
Lemon juice
Chopped fresh coriander for garnish
🌻Yogurt garlic sauce:
1 cupplain yogurt Greek style / vegan yogurt
3 clovesgarlic chopped
Salt to taste

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Steps

2 hours

1

🌻Yogurt sauce
Take yogurt in a bowl and whisk it. Add grated garlic to it and mix. Keep it in the fridge while you cook the eggplants.
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🌻Borani Banjan
Cut the eggplants into thin slices. You can remove the outer covering of the eggplant if you want.
Heat oil in a pan on medium flame. Once hot, add the eggplants slices and fry till they are golden brown in color. Do not over-fry it else the slices will become very soggy, you still want it little firm in the center.
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Place the eggplants slices on a kitchen towel to drain excess oil. Set aside.
In another pan, heat 4-5 Tbsp of oil and add thinly sliced onion and sauté about 5:6 mins or till just change colour then add chopped garlic to it. Saute till it become light golden brown in color.
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Add the chopped tomatoes and all spices and cook till tomatoes become soft and mushy. This will take 6-7 minutes.
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Next add the round shaped cut tomato then fried eggplants, again arrange round tomato, round shaped cut onion, green chillies, spring onion, lemon juice and 1/4 cup water if needed cover and cook at low heat for around 10 minutes.Switch off the flame.
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🌻To serve:
Take a plate and put half of the yogurt sauce. Then place the tomato sauce and eggplants over it and finally pour the remaining yogurt sauce on top of the eggplants.
Serve with pulao, pita bread or naan OR in their own.
Enjoy!!