EGGPLANT/ AUBERGINE IN TOMATO SAUCE

The recipe got from some websites. Looked simple and tasty. It is ROMANIAN RECIPE MADE WITH EGGPLANTS.

EGGPLANT IN TOMATO GARLIC SAUCE

WHAT YOU NEED:

EGGPLANT - 2

OLIVE OIL - 6 TBSP

TOMATO SAUCE - 200 ml

 TOMATO PASTE - 1 TBSP

GARLIC CLOVES - 2-3

WATER - 150 - 200 ml

PEPPER POWDER

SALT

CORIANDER LEAVES - 1 SMALL BUNCH, FINELY CHOPPED

EGGPLANT /AUBERGINE IN TOMATO GARLIC SAUCE 

HOW TO MAKE :

GIVEN THE RECIPE IN ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S WORDS.

https://whereismyspoon.co/eggplants-in-tomato-sauce/

SLICE THE EGGPLANTS TO THIN ROUNDS. KEEP IN COLANDER AND SPRINKLE SALT OVER IT. LEAVE IT FOR HALF AN HOUR, RINSE AND DRY WITH KITCHEN NAPKIN.

HEAT 3 TBSP OIL IN THE FLAT DOSA PAN, KEEP EGGPLANT SLICES AND FRY THEM TILL THEY BECOME GOLDEN, FLIP THE OTHER SIDE AND AGAIN FRY WELL TILL THEY BECOME SOFT AND GOLDEN COLOR. REMOVE AND KEEP ASIDE. FRY REMAINING EGGPLANTS SAME WAY.

GRATE THE GARLIC CLOVES, PUT THEM IN THE PAN, STIR ONCE. DO NOT BURN THEM. IMMEDIATELY ADD THE TOMATO SAUCE, TOMATO PASTE, WATER, SALT AND PEPPER POWDER. STIR WELL.

NOW ARRANGE THE FRIED EGGPLANTS OVER THE SAUCE IN THE PAN. SPOON SOME OF THE SAUCE OVER THEM SO THAT THEY COVERED IN SAUCE.

REDUCE THE HEAT, COVER AND COOK GENTLY FOR 10 MINUTES., REMOVE THE LID AND CONTINUE COOKING FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTES TO ALLOW THE SAUCE TO THICKEN.

STIR A COUPLE OF TIMES IN BETWEEN, BUT VERY GENTLY.

SPRINKLE THE DISH WITH CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES AND SERVE WITH BREAD OR POTATOES.