Crispy Spicy Eggplant
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Ready In: 20 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant, sliced
- 1 cup chickpea flour
- 1 cup fine semolina
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon hing (asafoetida)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder
Directions
- Slice the eggplant into thick slices and drop them in a large bowl of lightly salted water.
- Mix all the other ingredients and check the taste.
- Add more salt or spices if needed.
- Heat a skillet and coat it generously with oil.
- Thickly coat the eggplant slices one at a time in the besan mixture and place on the skillet.
- Shallow fry only 4 slices at a time.
- Cover the slices with a lid so the eggplant cooks through.
- Turn them over once and do not recover.
- Remove them, and place on a plate.
- You can prepare them ahead and pop them into a moderate oven for 5 mins before serving.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and serve on a bed of crisp shredded cabbage leaves.
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