Coco-Pea-Nutty Eggplant Curry
- 1 cup white onion, sliced
- 1 eggplant, cut into 3/4 inch thick rounds and then quartered
- 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- salt
- black pepper or red chili pepper flakes
- 14 cup coconut oil or 14 cup cooking oil
- 12 cup natural-style peanut butter
- 12 cup hot water
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup canned tomatoes or 1 cup water
- hot sauce
- chopped peanuts
- cilantro or parsley
- Heat a couple tablespoons of oil in a skillet and pan fry/sautee eggplant in batches.
- Work in small batches and aim to get a little color on the eggplant pieces.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Alternately, lightly brush eggplant pieces with oil and roast pieces in a 400 degree oven.
- Set cooked eggplant pieces aside.
- Heat a couple teaspoons of oil in the skillet and cook onion over medium heat.
- Add ginger, salt, pepper or chile flakes and curry powder.
- When the onion is soft add broccoli florets.
- Sautee until they are starting to get tender and then add garlic and cook until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Mix the peanut butter with hot water to form a thin paste.
- Add peanut butter, coconut milk and other liquid to the pan.
- Add the cooked eggplant.
- Stir to combine, adding more salt or hot sauce as necessary.
- Simmer until the broccoli is cooked through and the sauce is to your desired consistency.
- Serve over rice and top with peanuts and/or chopped herbs.
white onion, eggplant, broccoli, garlic, ginger, curry powder, salt, black pepper, coconut oil, naturalstyle peanut butter, water, coconut milk, chicken, hot sauce, peanuts, cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coco-pea-nutty-eggplant-curry-323081 (may not work)