Chickpea with Eggplant in a Tomato Sauce

Veggie K
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This recipe was a recreation of Yamuna Devi's "Gingered Chickpea with Eggplant, Spinach and Tomatoes” from The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking ( pg 201-202) a book I often consult when searching for delicious and vegetarian recipes.

Chickpea with Eggplant in a Tomato Sauce

This recipe was a recreation of Yamuna Devi's "Gingered Chickpea with Eggplant, Spinach and Tomatoes” from The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking ( pg 201-202) a book I often consult when searching for delicious and vegetarian recipes.

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Ingredients

40 minutes
2 servings
  1. 4 tspvegetable oil / ghee
  2. 1/2an eggplant, peeled and diced
  3. 3/4 tbspfresh ginger, pealed and minced
  4. 3/4 cupchopped tomatoes
  5. 1 cupchickpeas, cooked
  6. 1/4 cupwater
  7. 1full hand of fresh spinach
  8. 1/4 tspcumin (I used ground, seeds preferred)
  9. 1/8 tspasafetida (hing)
  10. 1/2 tbspground coriander
  11. 1/2 tbsppaprika
  12. Light pinch of cayenne pepper
  13. Light pinch of black pepper
  14. 1/2 tbspturmeric
  15. 1/4 tbspsalt
  16. 2 tbspcilantro (I used dry, fresh preferred)
  17. 1/2 tbspgaram masala (optional)

Cooking Instructions

40 minutes
  1. 1

    Start by assembling all the ingredients and washing the vegetables

  2. 2

    Over medium heat, heat up 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a frying pan and add eggplant, incorporating the oil by mixing often and then covering.

  3. 3

    Once eggplant has soften, about 10 minutes, remove from pan and set aside. Add the remaining 2 tbsp of oil along with the 1/4 tsp of cumin and ginger. Mix continuously for about 1 minutes, then add the 3/4 cup of tomatoes and 1/8 tsps of asafetida. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Add the remaining spices (coriander, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and turmeric) and cook covered for 8-10 minutes, or until tomatoes are well incorporated.

  5. 5

    Add 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil and then add eggplant and 1 cup of chickpeas. Mix well.

  6. 6

    Add spinach and cover. Cook until spinach has reduced in size, then mix well and cook for 30 minutes, covered.

  7. 7

    Mix well, add cilantro and garam masala and serve with yellow rice and a cucumber salad.

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