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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 450°F Place eggplants in a baking dish and poke holes in them with a knife. Bake for about 1 hour, or until the skins are black and the eggplants feel very soft. Set aside to cool a bit, and then slice them open lengthwise. Using a spoon, scrape the insides into a large bowl and mash slightly. (You can do this ahead of time if you want). | 2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet and add the cumin seeds and cook until they begin to sizzle and pop, about 10 seconds. | 3. Then add onion, and cook, until it is soft and beginning to brown. | 4. Next,the jalapeño, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and stir well. | 5. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. | 6. Add the paprika and turmeric, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. | 7. Add the eggplant and peas, stir to combine, and cook over low heat for 10 minutes. | 8. Turn heat off, and stir in the cilantro, yogurt, and salt. | 9. Serve hot or warm and, if desired, sprinkled with garam masala. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	3			-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
cumin seed	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
jalapeno	1		seeded	1.6312	0.3656	0.0512	0.0208
garlic clove	2		crushed	-	-	-	-
ginger	1 1/2	1/2	minced	2.4	0.5331	0.0546	0.0225
red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	3		chopped	66.42	14.3541	3.2472	0.738
paprika	1/2	teaspoon		3.2430000000000003	0.6209	0.1626	0.1482
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon		2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
pea	1	cup	thawed	41.16	7.399	2.7439999999999998	0.196
cilantro	3/4	cup	chopped	2.76	0.4404	0.2556	0.0624
plain yogurt	1/3 - 1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
garam masala				-	-	-	-

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