Spicy eggplant tagine
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil1 tablespoon butter2 red onions, sliced 3-4 cloves of garlic1-2 red fresh chillies, deseeded, or personally I prefer 1-2 dried chillies, left whole (you can easily control the 'heat' and remove when desired)2 teaspoons ground coriander (cilantro)2 teaspoons ground cumin2 teaspoons whole mustard seeds1 tablespoon honey16 baby eggplants, left whole, or 3 large eggplants, cut in quarters lengthwise800g canned, chopped tomatoes1/2 cup water or vegetable stocksea salt and fresh ground black pepper to tastebunch of fresh mint leaves, choppedbunch of coriander (cilantro) leaves, chopped
Serves 6.
Heat the oil and butter in a tagine or heavy casserole. Gently cook the onions + garlic until they begin to brown, then add the chillies, coriander, cumin and mustard seeds. After a minute of stirring, add the eggplant and honey, and stir until the spices are well distributed. Pour in the tomatoes, add the water/stock, cover with a lid, and gently simmer for about 40 minutes when the eggplant should be tender.
Season to taste, add half the mint and coriander leaves, then let gently simmer for a further 5-10 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with the remaining mint + coriander leaves, accompanied by couscous.
***Please note this is even more delicious the following day.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUSSIECAT.
Heat the oil and butter in a tagine or heavy casserole. Gently cook the onions + garlic until they begin to brown, then add the chillies, coriander, cumin and mustard seeds. After a minute of stirring, add the eggplant and honey, and stir until the spices are well distributed. Pour in the tomatoes, add the water/stock, cover with a lid, and gently simmer for about 40 minutes when the eggplant should be tender.
Season to taste, add half the mint and coriander leaves, then let gently simmer for a further 5-10 minutes. Serve hot, sprinkled with the remaining mint + coriander leaves, accompanied by couscous.
***Please note this is even more delicious the following day.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUSSIECAT.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 168.0
- Total Fat: 5.2 g
- Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
- Sodium: 222.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.3 g
- Protein: 4.9 g
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