Recipe

Khoresh Bademjan (Aubergine stew)

Summary

Yield
Servings

Description: 

This is my vegetarian version of a popular Persian dish.

Preparation time: 

1 hour

Ingredients: 

1 onion (or number of small ones)
1 aubergine (medium to large (eggplant))
1 tomato paste (tube of)
1 lime (or two fresh)
  salt
  pepper
  olive oil

Instructions: 

Chop the onion finely and fry in a little olive oil until translucent. Slice the aubergine lengthwise into 1/2 cm slices. Add to the onions and fry lightly until coated well with the olive oil (add more olive oil if necessary). Add approx half a tube of tomato paste into the mix and stir well. Cover with water, add the juice of a lime and season well with the salt & pepper. bring to the boil then reduce to a low heat and simmer minimum 30 minutes until the aubergine is very tender and the sauce is thick and tasty. If you have time, let it simmer another 15-30 minutes for an even richer flavour. if the sauce is still watery, add more tomato paste to thicken. Taste and add more lime juice, salt & peper to taste.

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