From janic412@aol.com Fri Aug 1 13:13:45 2003 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:56:20 +0000 (UTC) From: JANIC412 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: North Indian Stuffed Eggplant Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes North Indian Stuffed Eggplant (From New Recipes From Moosewood Restaurant) 2 medium eggplants 4 cups cubed potatoes 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature 2 Tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups chopped onions 2 tsp. ground cumin 1 Tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp. turmeric 1/2 tsp. hot red pepper (or 2 small fresh hot peppers, minced) 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1 Tbsp minced, fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed 2 medium carrots, diced 1 large green pepper, diced 1 cup green peas, fresh or frozen 1 tomato, diced (optional) 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice Sesame seeds, optional Leaving stems on, slice the eggplant in half lengthwise and place cut side down on an oiled baking sheet. Cover and bake at 375: until tender, about 30-40 minutes. While the eggplant is baking, boil the potatoes until tender then drain. Mash the drained potatoes with the cream cheese in a large bowl. Meanwhile, sauti the onions and the dried spices in oil for 1 minute, then add the ginger and garlic and continue to sauti until the onions and translucent. Add the carrots and cook 5 minutes. Add the green peppers and peas and cook just until tender. Stir in the tomatoes and lemon juice. Combine the sautied vegetables and the potato/cream cheese mixture. Turn the baked eggplant halves over in the baking pan. With a fork or spoon mash the pulp, taking care not to break the skin. Push aside some of the pulp, making a hollow in each half. Mound a quarter of the filling in each. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds, if desired and bake covered at 375: for 15 minutes, then uncovered for an additional 15-20 minutes. If you have more filling than needed for the eggplants, try stuffing a green pepper or tomato, too. Serves 4 Jan -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated by Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com. Only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please allow several days for your submission to appear. Archives: http://www.cdkitchen.com/rfr/ http://recipes.alastra.com/