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• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 25 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Heat the 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet, and fry eggplant pieces until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove the eggplant from the skillet and set aside; wipe out the skillet with a paper towel. | 2. Heat the 6 tablespoons oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Stir in the cumin, fenugreek, kalonji, and sesame seeds, and cook until the cumin turns golden, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat; stir in the ginger and garlic, and cook for a few seconds. Stir in the onions and green chile pepper, and continue to cook and stir until the onion is golden, about 10 minutes. | 3. Stir the tomato puree, chili powder, coriander, turmeric, and salt into the onions. Cook and stir over medium heat for 2 minutes, or until the oil separates. Stir in the cooked eggplant; cover and simmer until eggplant is tender, about 5 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk; stir until blended and heated through. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
eggplant	1		cut	-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	6	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
cumin seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
fenugreek seed	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	5.9755	1.0795	0.4255	0.1186
kalonji	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
sesame seed	1/2	teaspoon		14.25	0.6548	0.4452	1.2
ginger root	1	piece	chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic	5	cloves	chopped	22.35	4.959	0.9540000000000001	0.075
onion	2		peeled chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
green chile pepper	1		seeded chopped	43.7631	9.5862	1.5004	0.5627
tomato puree	1/4	cup		23.75	5.6125	1.0312	0.1312
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
coriander	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.682	0.4949	0.1113	0.1599
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
salt	3/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
coconut milk	1/2	cup		276.0	6.648	2.748	28.608
cilantro leaf	1	tablespoon		0.23	0.0367	0.0213	0.0052

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.