Best Eggplants In A North South Sauce Recipes

EMILY'S SUPER EGGPLANT SAUCE

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This recipe makes a large amount of sweet, hearty tomato sauce, featuring eggplant, green pepper, onion, and garlic. Serve over egg noodles for a delicious dinner for six.

Provided by DIZTHEWONDERKID

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
1 large eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup water
1 (16 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook eggplant, bell pepper, onion, and garlic until soft and tender, stirring often.
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain, and set aside.
When done, transfer vegetables to a large stock pot. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and water. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve hot over egg noodles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.5 calories, Carbohydrate 67.4 g, Cholesterol 54.1 mg, Fat 22.2 g, Fiber 7.1 g, Protein 12.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 442.3 mg, Sugar 14.4 g

EGGPLANTS IN A NORTH-SOUTH SAUCE

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The cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey calls this "one of our most beloved family dishes, very much in the Hyderabadi style, where North Indian and South Indian seasonings are combined." Over the years, she has simplified the recipe. "You can use the long, tender Japanese eggplants or the purple 'baby' Italian eggplants," she says, "or even the striated purple and white ones that are about the same size as the baby Italian ones. Once cut, what you are aiming for are 1-inch chunks with as much skin on them as possible so they do not fall apart." Serve hot with rice and dal, or cold as a salad.

Provided by Tara Parker-Pope

Categories side dish

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive or canola oil
1/8 teaspoon ground asafetida
1/2 teaspoon skinned urad dal or yellow split peas
1/2 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon whole nigella seeds (kalonji)
1/2 teaspoon whole fennel seeds
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 pounds slim Japanese eggplants, cut crossways into 1-inch segments, or "baby" Italian eggplants cut in half lengthways and then crossways, into 1-inch segments
2 medium tomatoes, grated, about 1 1/4 cups
1 cup vegetable stock or water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Steps:

Pour the oil into a very large frying pan and set over medium-high heat. When hot, put in the asafetida and the urad dal.
As soon as the dal turns a shade darker, add the mustard, cumin, nigella and fennel seeds, in that order.
When the mustard seeds begin to pop, a matter of seconds, add the onions. Stir and fry for a minute. Add the garlic and the eggplant. Stir and fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until the onions are a bit browned.
Add the grated tomatoes, stock, salt and cayenne. Stir to mix and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to low, and cook about 20 minutes or until the eggplants are tender, stirring now and then.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 133, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 399 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams