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- From: jkandell@SkyBlu.CCIT.Arizona.EDU (Jonathan Kandell)
- Subject: Bengali Eggplant with Mustard Seeds
- Message-ID: <00970EB0.B5CB1F18@SkyBlu.CCIT.Arizona.EDU>
- Organization: University of Arizona
- Date: 12 Aug 93 22:49:21 GMT
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- Bengali Eggplant and Yogurt with Mustard Seed
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- 1 large eggplant--1 to 1 1/2 pounds, tip cut off and cut into 1" cubes
- 1 1/2 T black mustard seeds, powdered in a coffee grinder
- 1 C+ water
- 1/4 t cayenne pepper
- 4-5 T mustard oil
- 1 T panch pharon mix (equal parts of whole cumin, fennel, fenugreek,
- mustard, kalunji seeds)
- 1 C yogurt
- 1 1/2 t salt
- sprinkle black pepper, cardamon powder (optional)
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- Soak ground mustard seed and cayenne in one cup of water. Cut up eggplant
- into cubes. Heat mustard oil, put in panch pharon mix and after a few seconds
- add the black mustard/cayenne water. This will splatter so have a cover
- ready. Add eggplant and cook. You will probably need to add additional water
- as the eggplant cooks to keep its level about the same, perhaps another cup. Cover it for the last
- ten minutes.
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- When the eggplant is cooked add a cup of yogurt and the salt, mix and heat up
- yogurt, but do not boil.
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- Sprinkle a tiny bit of black pepper and cardamon over the top if you want.
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- This dish also tastes good cold the next day.
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- Variation: Anasua Munshi tells me that in his grandmother's village they
- make this without the yogurt, substituting green chillis for cayenne and using
- only fennel for the panch pharon mixture.
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