Spicy Rice-Filled Eggplant

• 34 cup basmati rice
• 2 large eggplants
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large brown onion, halved, finely chopped
• 1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
• 14 teaspoon chili, crushed
• 14 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 14 cup fresh flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons lemon rind, finely grated
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 12 cup reduced-fat yoghurt
• 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, coarsely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 200C
2. Cook the rice in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender.
3. Rinse under cold running water.
4. Drain well.
5. Meanwhile, cut the eggplants in half lengthways and use a small sharp knife to cut a 1cm border around the edge of each eggplant half then scoop out the flesh within the border, leaving about 1.5cm of flesh on the base of each eggplant half.
6. Finely chop the flesh.
7. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and add the onion and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft.
8. Add the garlic, coriander, ginger, chilli and turmeric and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
9. Add the chopped eggplant and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until eggplant is soft.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Add the rice, parsley, lemon rind and lemon juice to eggplant mixture, and stir to combine.
12. Place eggplant shells in a large baking dish and spoon rice mixture evenly among eggplant shells.
13. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until eggplant shells are soft and filling is golden.
14. Place the yoghurt and mint in a small serving bowl and stir to combine.
15. Serve with spicy rice-filled eggplant.

basmati rice, eggplants, olive oil, brown onion, red, garlic, ground coriander, fresh ginger, chili, ground turmeric, flat leaf parsley, lemon rind, lemon juice, yoghurt, mint

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-rice-filled-eggplant-222063 (may not work)