We still stick to our weekly 'Veggie Wednesday' eating pattern. We do eat veggie on other days, but Wednesday evening is sacrosanct.
One of our real favourites is a simple Aubergine (Brinjal) curry. For this particular one I added some red pepper that was hanging around in the fridge.
Ingredients: Aubergine, a good slug of Sunflower oil (or Ghee), 2 teaspoons of Patak's Balti Spice Paste, teaspoon Garam Masala powder, salt.
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Method: Chop Aubergine into bite-size pieces, fry in Sunflower oil (or Ghee) until slightly browned, add the 2 teaspoons of slightly liquified Balti Paste, sprinkle on the Garam Masala. Salt to taste. Cook until done, then leave until required. Re-heat to serve.
The curry should be quite dry with the oil having 'separated''. Serve with simple Dhal and Basmati rice. Some Brinjal pickle or Mango Chutney on the side makes it perfection.
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Who wants meat when you have a 60p Aubergine in the house. Fresh fleshy Mushrooms also work well to the same recipe.
Last night's curry was particularly tasty. Lady M said THREE TIMES how much she'd enjoyed it. The boy done good!
You have taken some great food photos there . It all looks so inviting. I might just make a note of the recipe. Aubergines are few and far between just now and expensive.
ReplyDeleteOr I might try it with mushrooms. They are available at any season.
You're lucky to have a contented Lady M. I doubt my Traditional Person will be so enthusiastic
She was surprisingly complimentary, which was much appreciated. Aubergines are quite cheap here at the moment. 60p for a good sized one!
DeleteEggplants are plentiful here and in every season. There are so many ways to cook them and they are always delicious.
ReplyDeleteI love them, and eat them often. I used to grow them too, they're a very easy crop.
DeleteAubergines are such a good meat substitute, the curry looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteOne certainly doesn't miss meat with this recipe.
DeleteWe don’t eat much meat at all. Not because we don’t like it but we seem to prefer fish or veggie pasta/rice dishes. I am absolutely hopeless at cooking aubergines so they don’t feature in our diet !!!!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteI'm normally quite a big meat-eater; Lady M less so. But I do enjoy veggie meals as long as I don't feel that I'm missing something. Pasta is a good example; there are plenty of veggie sauces that are very satisfying.
DeleteThanks for sharing your simple recipe. My daughter and son-in-law are vegetarian on weekdays and omnivores at the weekend. If more people had meat free days, the beneficial impact with regard to global warming would be tremendous.
ReplyDeleteYou love to bang on about this don't you, never give up trying in spite of all the land and forests being felled to grow your soya beans and all the other stuff.
DeleteIt's swings and roundabouts YP. As Rachel says, forests are being felled to grow Palm oil and Soya etc. I think the 'little of everything' is the right answer.
DeleteLast time was just over a month ago and you ended up removing your comment that vegetarians are going to save the world.
DeleteMy comment was not addressed to you. It was addressed to Cro Magnon.
DeleteSame as last time but it is here for all to address and as I see it, Cro agrees with me so no worries.
Delete"We’re not advocating that everyone adopt a “meatless” diet tomorrow. But we all must develop “meat consciousness” and reduce the level of meat in our diets. Shifting to more plant-based foods is essential to combatting climate change, soil, air and water pollution, ocean dead zones, and myriad other problems caused by industrial livestock production. If we decide to eat fewer meals with meat or dairy each week, we can have a huge impact on our collective health and the health of the planet." - Greenpeace
DeleteWell as Patrick Moore says, Greenpeace are speaking a load of rubbish these days and have totally lost the plot.
Delete"Patrick Moore often misrepresents himself in the media as an environmental “expert” or even an “environmentalist,” while offering anti-environmental opinions on a wide range of issues and taking a distinctly anti-environmental stance. He also exploits long-gone ties with Greenpeace to sell himself as a speaker and pro-corporate spokesperson, usually taking positions that Greenpeace opposes."
DeleteWell as you have put that in quotes I assume it is a continuation of your earlier Greenpeace quote and not your own words and therefore one concludes that they would say that wouldn't they.
DeleteI like brinjal curry. Waitrose do a lovely one sold as a side dish but is a meal in itself. I have never had much luck in cooking aubergines and find this Waitrose one is lovely as a treat from time to time with a naan bread.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they sold such a thing. Maybe I'll try theirs one day instead of making my own. It's good to compare.
DeleteAubergines are very easy to cook.
DeleteYP, most things "are EASY to cook". If you'd paid more attention in your physics and chemistry lessons rather than reading soft porn (as per your last post) you'd know. Bang anything into a pan, the oven. Wait. It's the RESULT that counts. As they say, the proof of the pudding, not least a Yorkshire one, is in the eating.
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He continues that reading now and takes a copy in the pocket of his fancy dress costume as a dirty old man to a children's party which he thinks he funny (as per a post earlier on his blog).
DeleteAs for his comment about cooking aubergines is easy Ursula, the comment had nothing at all to do with cooking.
DeleteThis dish looks delicious and has inspired me to produce a curry for my sister's visit on the weekend. I scribbled down your methodology and ingredients. I need to buy curry paste, Garam Marsala powder and chutney. I haven't made a curry for years.
ReplyDeleteI make a curry at least once a week. Curry is the UK's favourite dish!
DeleteI will certainly try this recipe. Our butcher gave up his business four weeks ago, and now I am looking for another good place to buy meat. My freezer is full with meat, but I cook meat now very sparingly, with a lot of meatless meals between.
ReplyDeleteI fear that a lot of butchers will be closing down. The world is slowing becoming veggie.
DeleteYour curry looks delicious. Egg plant is plentiful here too. I will buy some spices on your recommendation and try making this dish. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt was very good, but I'm a great fan of Aubergines.
DeleteI shall give my son the recipe - he is veggie and have not heard him speak of this.
ReplyDeleteIf he likes Aubergine, and he likes curry, he'll definitely like this.
DeleteLike Weaver I will show this to my son who does the cooking now. He love making currys so this will be fabulous to try !
ReplyDeleteI love making curries too, and these days tend to make dark dry curries. Very Indian.
DeleteI love brinjal bharta, as we called it. Dahl and rice are staples on my menu.
ReplyDeleteWhen (if) I'm feeling that my diet has been a bit too rich, a simple rice and dhal dish is perfect. I'm sure it's as good a cleansing cure as any.
DeleteAubergine and Avocado are two things I simply cannot eat. It's the texture. My younger son is the same with pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteWe had an Avocado yesterday that was 100% tasteless. I wonder if they're being grown in vast greenhouses (like those tasteless Tomatoes)?
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