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Comment by Kobus Jooste on January 31, 2011 at 1:15pm

Thanks for the recipes Sahib.  My next batch is setting fruit now and I'll definitely give some of these a go.  

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on January 31, 2011 at 12:09pm

Numerous ways Kobus.

Are you ready :-)

 

One of my early childhood recollections is that of my mother roasting them on a small charcoal grill. I just loved then cooked this way, a little salt and lemon. There is actually a Mediterranean dish called "Baba Ghanoush" that uses the roasted pulp (here is one link http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/baba-ghanoush-2/Detail.aspx)

 

We use this method to make Baingan ka Bhartha...Baingan is another name for Bringal...here is one recipe attached although spice selection varies within regions in India ( http://inlovewithfood.blogspot.com/2007/09/baingan-ka-bhartasmoky-m... ).

 

We also make a saute dish using onions, peppers, tomatoes and various spices...called Baingan ke Sabji  ( http://possibilities-in-life.blogspot.com/2008/01/aloo-baingan-ki-sabji-potatoes-and.html ). You can also add them to "hamburger" meat dishes (those cooked like a chilly), add them to curries, make pickles out of them.

 

We sometimes make Brinjal Pakoras ( http://www.allhealthyrecipes.net/tag/brinjal-pakora/ ), and Brinjal Kachris ( http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Lifestyle/baingan-bhaja-recipe-237.html )

 

We also love to cook Moussaka (original Greek dish)...many variations http://www.tarladalal.com/Moussaka-3470r

 

As you can see, this is one vegetable that gets a lot of use in Indian dishes :-)

Comment by Kobus Jooste on January 31, 2011 at 11:46am

How do you prepare it traditionally? We slice it in rings and fry it, sometimes by itself, sometimes with onions.

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on January 31, 2011 at 11:04am

Yes...initial training ground of Mahamata Gandhi and a reasonably large Indian community

Comment by Kobus Jooste on January 31, 2011 at 9:32am

Didn't know the name had a Hindi origin - must be picked up from the large Indian community in South Africa.  We refer to it as egg plant, egg fruit or brinjal.  "egg" does not seem to go well with it, thus I call it brinjal :)

Comment by Sahib Punjabi on January 31, 2011 at 8:41am

Wow! You know the Hindi name :-)