Eggplants with apples

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¼ pounds Eggplant
2 larges Granny Smith apples
¼ teaspoon Fennel seeds, ground
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Turmeric
¼ teaspoon Cayenne
½ cup Mustard oil
⅛ teaspoon Asafetida

Directions

Cut eggplants into ¾" slices. Cut apples into wedges & core.

Combine fennel, salt, turmeric & cayenne in a small bowl & add 1 tb water. Mix into a paste.

Heat oil in a large skillet til lvery hot. Add asafetida, follwed immediately by apple. Brown lightly & then remove. Add as many eggplant slices as yuo can & brown both sides. Set aside with the apple. Do all the eggplant in this way.

Return eggplant & apple to skillet & add paste. Turn heat to low & fry gently for 10 minutes. Serve by placing eggplant & apple in a serving dish, leaving as much oil behind as possible.

Madhur Jaffrey, "A Taste of india" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 05-15-95

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