Ingredients

  • 1 lg. eggfruit
  • 1 md. red onion, diced
  • 1 lg. tomato, coarsely chopped
  • 1 3/4-inch cube green ginger, minced
  • 1 green chili, sliced in half
  • 3 tbsp. oil
  • 1/2 tsp. turmeric
  • 1 tsp. coriander seeds, ground
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds, ground
  • Salt
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. chopped cilantro, to garnish
  • Garam masala, to sprinkle on top

Method

  • Roast, peel and chop eggplant.
  • Heat oil in a skillet over a medium flame and throw in the onion; saute until it begins to brown at the edges.
  • Add the ginger; stir for a few minutes, then add the tomatoes, green chili and turmeric.
  • Stir and cook until the tomatoes lose some of their juices and small bubbles of oil start to appear at the edges.
  • The tomatoes won't be completely mushy.
  • Lower the flame.
  • Sprinkle the coriander and cumin powder evenly over the onion-tomato mixture; stir it in evenly.
  • You will start to smell the toasting spices in a minute or less.
  • At this point, add the eggplant and salt.
  • Mix it in so that the spice paste is evenly blended into it.
  • Cover; cook, stirring occasionally, for approximately 10 minutes, until it absorbs the flavors.
  • Serve garnished with cilantro and sprinkled with a pinch of garam masala.