aubergine (eggplant)

Eggplant, aubergine or brinjal is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
Eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
Most commonly purple, the spongy, absorbent fruit is used in several cuisines. Typically used as a vegetable in cooking, it is a berry by botanical definition. It is related to the tomato, chili pepper, and potato. Like the tomato, its skin and seeds can be eaten, but, like the potato, it is usually eaten cooked. Eggplant is nutritionally low in macronutrient and micronutrient content, but the capability of the fruit to absorb oils and flavors into its flesh through cooking expands its use in the culinary arts.

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  1. Mountain Cat

    Recipe Eggplant / Aubergine Dahl

    Eggplant / Aubergine Dal - featuring Cumin... Prep Time: 40 minutes. Cook Time: 45 minutes. Rest Time: Serve hot. Serves: 3-4 as a main (can also be a side). Cuisine: Indian. Leftovers: Please save and serve up to five days later (refrigerate in the interim). Eggplant/Aubergine and Lentil...
  2. Morning Glory

    Recipe Minced Pork, Aubergine & Green Beans with Cumin (Chinese style)

    This is a way of making a little go a long way. The recipe contains just 125 grams of minced pork and will serve two people for a light meal, especially if served with another Chinese vegetable side dish. The only spices used here are chillies, ginger and whole cumin seeds, all of which work...
  3. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe (Vegan) Aubergine Goulash

    First of all, this isn't my recipe. It is one that is somewhere between inspired by and someone else's. But I don't know whose. Hubby printed it off and the site didn't put a link in the bottom or footer to say it was from this site and there is not a darned thing that gives the game away. So...
  4. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Sweet Aubergine Rolls with Chocolate and Fresh Cheese

    Aubergine and Chocolate. Yes, it sounds a bit weird, yet this combination works very well. There is a cake that is made on the Amalfi Coast (Campania - Italy) that includes aubergines and chocolate. This time I wanted to try a less demanding and most fun version. Serves: 4 | Preparation time...
  5. Morning Glory

    Recipe Spicy Aubergine Involtini with Chana Dal & Spinach

    This vegan dish makes a good light lunch with some crusty bread on the side. The flavours are intriguing and contrasting, using earthy Indian spices with miso and sweet & sour pomegranate molasses. Use more chilli if you want a spicier tomato sauce. Ingredients (makes 5 to 6 involtini) For...
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  6. Morning Glory

    Recipe Aubergine, Pepper and Anchovy Filo Tian

    This is a little fiddly to make but not at all difficult. The filo strips stick nicely to the aubergine and peppers so there is no need for a mould. I served it as a starter. For a vegan version you could substitute sun dried tomatoes or capers for the anchovy. Ingredients (makes 2 to 3...
  7. Aubergine-chocolate cake

    Aubergine-chocolate cake

    An unusual combo even if very good...and with a pinch of Chilli pepper www.MyPinchofItaly.co.uk
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    Recipe Baba Ganoush

    We used to have a gas cooker (rings and oven) which made this slightly easier, but now only have electric. There are still ways around the issues for charring the aubergines, you just have to get creative. You can use a blow torch, you can use a barbeque, you can use a camping stove, or you...
  9. Charys

    Aubergines/eggplants

    Hi there, I'm new here, hi to all. I am hoping someone can help me with a question about the flesh of the aubergine. I have cooked them for many years, but I've just bought two from the supermarket, that once cut open, look quite different to any I've seen before. I am wondering if they are...
  10. Duck59

    Recipe Rummaniyeh (Palestinian lentil, aubergine and pomegranate stew)

    Pomegranates get used quite a lot in Palestinian cooking and this is a vegetarian concoction that is spicy, tasty and pretty healthy as well. There are variations on the theme, so there's scope for adding or omitting whatever you like or don't like. The following, however, represents the general...
  11. pinkcherrychef

    Recipe Babanook (the tahini yogurt version) or Baba Ganoush

    Okay I have no idea if thats the correct way to spell it but thats how my husband pronounces it. So lets just call it that even if it's wrong who cares as long as it taste good right? Now there are two different versions of Babanook there's the tomato one and the tahini yogurt one. I have yet to...
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  12. Sandra

    Recipe Eggplant Balls

    When I cook for pleasure, and not when I have to do it, the dish must respond to all 5 senses. The most difficult for the guests is to perceive hearing (not while cooking), so I like to put, if possible, something crunchy. Ingredients: 600/700 g aubergine (eggplant) 100 g breadcrumbs 2 eggs 1...
  13. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Hasselback Baby Eggplant Parmesan

    This is a recipe that took a few twists and turns to get to where it ended up. I had never heard of Hasselback Potatoes until a 12-year-old on Top Chef Junior prepared something that way. The technique involves slicing the potato almost all the way through at even intervals. I filed that away...
  14. Yorky

    Recipe Green Aubergine Curry

    Ingredients · 12 Thai green aubergines · 3 tblsp Olive oil · 1 Medium onion, chopped · 1 tsp Pureed garlic · 1 tsp Pureed ginger · 3 or 4 red Thai chilies, chopped · 1 tsp Ground roasted cumin seeds · 1½ tsp Ground roasted coriander seeds...
  15. ElizabethB

    Recipe Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way

    NOTE #1 Authenticity - This dish is off of the top of my head. I am NOT trying to make any authentic dish. NOTE #2 I know that some of you are fiercely anti cheese and seafood. Don't try it if the idea offends your culinary sensibilities. To the rest of you - enjoy! EGGPLANT MY WAY EGGPLANT...
  16. Aubergine Tarte Tatin

    Aubergine Tarte Tatin

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    Aubergine Tarte Tatin

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    Aubergine Tarte Tatin

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  20. Herbie

    Recipe Syrian Moussaka

    This dish is a combination of these two recipes: https://zenanzaatar.com/syrian-moussaka-eggplant-potato-vegan/ https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/moussaka-with-tahini-moussaka-bil-tahina It make a nice, warming, vegan dish. I would recommend. 1 Aubergine (purple) thinly sliced 2 Large...
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