My Favorite Recipe For Serving Eggplants

A dish that makes eggplant taste more delicious than usual.

Every time my garden gives me a harvest, my brain immediately thinks about what menus I will cook with my fresh garden produce.

How about purple eggplant? This time I have an eggplant harvest. Indeed, eggplant is quite tricky to cook and there are not many things that can be combined with eggplant.

Actually, the creation of this dish that I made was inspired by a viral menu in Indonesia recently. However, the main ingredient is long beans, not eggplant. But, we just need to be creative. And sure enough, I tried to think about the compatibility of the spices used in the viral dish, and combined them with eggplant.

The main seasoning uses turmeric. That's good especially for me. Why? Because turmeric is good for maintaining women's reproductive health. If you don't have fresh turmeric, you can replace it with 1/2 tablespoon of turmeric powder which is widely sold in the market.

This menu can also be called a salad because we only need to mix boiled eggplants with the spices that we have made. It's really easy.

Anyway, as someone who always wants to try making new menus, the most important thing is to be sure. I'm sure this will be delicious. So, let's get started! 😊👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳

THE INGREDIENTS

250 grams of purple eggplants

First seasoning

70 ml of coconut milk
100 ml of water
2 bay leaves
5-10 grams of fresh turmeric or 1/2 tbsp of turmeric powder
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of sugar
1/2 tsp of pepper powder
30 grams of shallots
20 grams of garlic
A half of lemon of lime, I use 2 small of lime

Second Seasoning

3 cloves of shallots, thinly sliced
2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

Prepare a bowl filled with enough water to soak the eggplant. Then, cut the eggplant lengthwise, or according to your taste. This soaking is done so that the eggplant does not turn blackish brown after being cut. Then, set aside the eggplant pieces and move on to making the seasoning.

STEP 2

Make the first seasoning. We only need to mash them or blend them. I chose to mash these spices traditionally. Mash or blend the garlic, shallots, turmeric, with pepper, salt, and sugar.

The coarse texture of salt and sugar can help speed up the smoothing of the onions and turmeric.

Add lemon or lime juice. But this is optional. If you don't want to add this, it's okay.

STEP 3

In a cooking pot, boil water with a teaspoon of salt. Then, add the eggplant pieces. Cook for 5 minutes with the lid closed.

STEP 4

Remove the boiled eggplants and drain. If you have ice water, you can soak the boiled eggplants in ice water. But this is only optional so that the color of the eggplant is better.

STEP 5

In a cooking pot, heat a little oil, then add the ground turmeric. Cook for about 1-2 minutes with bay leaves until the turmeric changes color.

STEP 6

Add 100 ml of water, then let it boil.

STEP 7

Add coconut milk. Stir well for a moment then remove from heat. Do not let the mixture boil because coconut milk is healthier when not heated to boiling. Then remove and set aside.

Anyway, if this coconut milk turmeric sauce doesn't look thick and you like thick sauce, you can add a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch with enough water.

STEP 8

Make the second seasoning by frying the sliced onions. Heat some vegetable oil, then fry the sliced garlic and sliced shallots until brown.

STEP 9

Let's serve. Discard the bay leaves in the turmeric sauce first. Then, add boiled eggplants and fried onions. Mix well, and serve.

THE RESULTS

Whoa, the result really makes me satisfied! It tastes really delicious and heavenly. And I can also get the benefits of the turmeric.

You can add more lemon or lime for a unique fresh sensation. Also, of course, I added a little chili sauce. ❤️

Thank you for your time to enjoying creation from my garden and kitchen. Hope you guys like it.

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Best Regards,
Anggrek Lestari

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_{Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.}

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