Cooking Recipe Pyajklir Chochuri
Recipe Ingredients
1 md
Eggplant
1 1/2 tb
Vegetable oil
2 ea
Red chiles, dried
1/4 ts
Five-spice powder
1/4 ts
Turmeric
1/2 ts
Salt
2 ts
Roasted red chile paste
1 tb
Water
1 c
Green onions, chopped
Directions
Smoke & roast eggplant. Cool, mash & set aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet & fry red chiles until they darken: this
only takes a few seconds in hot oil. Add five-spice powder & fry
until it starts to crackle. Stir in the turmeric & salt, followed by
the red chile paste & water. Mix well. Add the eghgplant, cover &
simmer 10 to 15 minutes. Add green onions & simmer a further 2
minutes. Serve at once otherwise the green onions will lose their
colour.
Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
Bengal Region"