Recipe with Egg plant, fresh from my garden

Food is something which we all like. And the same thing turns out to be more healthy and delicious, when some of the ingredients for the recipe comes to our dining table fresh from our garden.

Let me share with you a vegan recipe which goes well with roti and rice.

Ingredients:

• Egg plant - 4 medium sized
• Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
• Onions - 1 big or 2 medium
• Green chillies - 2
• Garlic - 3 to 4
• Black pepper- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
  Some Curry leavesfor seasoning

Method of preparation :

First cut the Egg plants into small cubes and put in turmeric water. Add a little salt to retain its freshness.

Slice the onions, garlic and chillies and keep aside.

Take a non stick pan. Add two tablespoon of coconut oil and when hot add some mustard seeds to splutter. Now add garlic saute for two minutes. Later add onions, chilli, curry leaves and saute at medium flame for 7 to 8 minutes.

In the meantime squeeze the egg plant from turmeric/salt water. Once the onions are done add little turmeric and the squeezed egg plant.

After another 5 minutes add some salt as per your taste and black pepper for flavour. Lastly put some fresh curry leaves and switch off the stove. Your dish is ready to be tasted.

This dish goes well with rice and yogurt and with Bread (rotis and Naan).
Give a try and Iam sure you will enjoy this dish.
Thankyou for spending your valuable time reading this article.
I would like to mention one more thing. I have a small kitchen garden from where I took my Egg plant, green chillies and curry leaves. It gives me immense happiness on seeing the veggies in my garden