Eggplant Rolls or Involtini di melanzane

Name: Eggplant Rolls or Involtini di melanzane
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Eggplant large; 1 onion , chopped; 2 tbsps olive oil; , 1 clove garlic small minced; 5 tomatoes , chopped coarse; pinch sugar a; 1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese; 5 cloves garlic; 2 tbsps Italian seasoning; 1 Tbsp black pepper; 1 tbsp Red chili flakes; 1 tbsp Green chili; 1/4 cup Basil; 4 tbsps Olive oil

Darsh @cook_7808594

India

A healthy tasty snack with loads of vitamin B6, manganese, iron,also high in dietary fiber and low in cholesterol.

Darsh @cook_7808594

India

A healthy tasty snack with loads of vitamin B6, manganese, iron,also high in dietary fiber and low in cholesterol.

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Ingredients

30 mins

4-serving

1Eggplant large
1onion , chopped
2 tbspsolive oil
, 1 clovegarlic small minced
5tomatoes , chopped coarse
pinchsugar a
1/2 cupRicotta Cheese
5 clovesgarlic
2 tbspsItalian seasoning
1 Tbspblack pepper
1 tbspRed chili flakes
1 tbspGreen chili
1/4 cupBasil
4 tbspsOlive oil

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Steps

30 mins

1

Make thin long slices of eggplant.Salt each of them and put in colander for 1hr.Rinse them thoroughly with water and squeeze out some water by pressing each eggplant slice on paper towel.
2

In a heavy skillet sauté the onion in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, stir in the garlic, and cook the mixture, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the tomatoes, the sugar, and salt to taste and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 20 minutes. cook until it is thickened to the desired consistency.
3

In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Working in batches, cook the eggplant until golden, 2 minutes on each side.
4

Filling: Ricotta Cheese or crumbled cottage cheese, minced garlic cloves, Italian seasoning, Freshly grounded black pepper, Red chili flakes, Green chili finely chopped and fresh Basil. Mix them all well.
5

Spread a spoon of tomato sauce on the base and then put a spoon of filling on the wider side of eggplant and roll it gently.
6

Place all rolled eggplants in a pre-oiled anodized saute pan. Garnish with some pasta sauce/ Mozzarella cheese/ Oregano.Bake for 20 min and serve with soup/ Garlic bread.