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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Malaysian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place eggplant pieces in a large bowl and dust turmeric on top. With your hands, massage turmeric into eggplant until it even coats the fleshy side of each piece. Set aside. | 2. Place tamarind pulp in a small bowl and mix with warm water. Let pulp soften, 10-15 minutes. Squeeze and massage softened pulp through your fingers, loosening fruit's pulp from sinew and seeds. With your fingers, remove all sold pieces and discard. You will have a caramel-colored extract. | 3. Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch into a 3-quart sauce pan (I used a wok) and place over medium to medium-high heat until hot but not smoking - about 365 degrees. You can test it by spearing a piece of eggplant onto a fork, dipping edge into hot oil. If it begins to fry and a froth of oil immediately bubbles around it, oil is ready. | 4. Fry eggplant in batches of no more than 3 pieces at a time (KOD note: In a wider wok you could probably get away with 10 pieces) until fleshy side of each piece just begins to turn golden, about 90 seconds. Eggplant should be just cooked and not at all soft or mushy. Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggplant to paper towels to drain. | 5. Turn off heat. Let oil cool for a few minutes, then pour off all but about 2 tablespoons (KOD note: Very important step; otherwise, you will have a very oily curry.). | 6. Reheat pan, this time over medium-low heat. Add garlic and shallots and cook until they turn limp and translucent, about 2 minutes. Do not let them turn brown. | 7. Add chiles and all ground spices. Saute, stirring gently to prevent from scorching, about 3 minutes. | 8. Add coconut milk and water, stir to combine and increase heat to medium. Bring coconut milk to a lively simmer and reduce heat so that mixture stays at a gentle simmer. Stir in tamarind, sugar and salt; continue to simmer about 15 minutes. | 9. Add eggplant and cook until it is fork-tender, about 1-2 minutes. Do not let it overcook and fall apart. Taste for salt and add as necessary. | 10. Transfer to a bowl and serve slightly warm or at room temperature. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
japanese eggplant	1	lb	unpeeled stemmed cut	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
turmeric	1	teaspoon	ground	9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
tamarind pulp	1	tablespoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
peanut oil				-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		sliced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
shallot	3	ounces	peeled sliced	61.2349	14.2881	2.1262	0.085
thai green chili lengthwise	1 -5		stemmed halved	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
coriander seed	2	teaspoons	ground	10.728	1.9796	0.4453	0.6397
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
cumin seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
fennel seed	1/4	teaspoon		1.725	0.2614	0.079	0.0744
cinnamon	1	piece		-	-	-	-
coconut milk	3/4	cup	unsweetened	414.0	9.972000000000001	4.122	42.912
water	3/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1	teaspoon	granulated	6.6625	1.2502	0.2085	0.10400000000000001
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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