Aubergine,
Potato and Chick Pea Balti (Birmingham Balti)
10 minutes preparation time, 30 minutes cooking time
Ingredients:
For the vegetables
2 tbs vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 aubergine, cut into 1 cm cubes
1 potato, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes
1x 410g tin chickpeas, rinsed & drained
1 tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp ground turmeric
For
the sauce
2
tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp root ginger, peeled and grated
4 cm cassia bark (optional)
6 whole cloves
450g tin chopped plum tomatoes
¼ tsp ground turmeric
½ tsp ground coriander
½ tsp ground cumin
1 tsp sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
1 tsp red chilli powder to taste
To finish
4
tbs fresh coriander, finely chopped
200ml water
½ tsp garam masala
Method
For the vegetables
1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the sliced onions and cumin
seeds. Cook for 3 minutes
2. Add the chopped potato, aubergine, ground coriander, cumin and turmeric.
Stir to coat vegetables evenly and then cook over a high heat for 3 minutes
stirring occasionally. Remove from pan and set aside.
For the Sauce
1. Heat the oil in the pan. Add the onion, crushed garlic, grated ginger,
cassia bark and whole cloves and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add chopped plum tomotoes, turmeric, coriander, cumin, garam masala,
salt, sugar and chilli to taste. Cook on a high heat for two minutes,
then lower to a medium heat and cook for a further 3 minutes stirring
occasionally.
3. Remove the cassia bark and blend the sauce roughly with a hand blender,
then add the vegetables to the sauce with 3 tablespoons of chopped coriander,
the water and the garam masala.
4. Cook over a low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Garnish
with remaining chopped coriander and serve with Basmati rice and/or
naan bread.
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Vegetarian Society
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