Indian Vegetable Curry with Eggplant and Bell Pepper

• 4 Eggplants (slim Japanese type)
• 1/2 Onion
• 2 medium Tomatoes, or canned tomatoes
• 1 Bell pepper (potato is better)
• 1 half the size of your thumb Ginger
• 1 clove Garlic
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• 1 1/2 tbsp Coriander
• 1/2 tsp Garam masala
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1 Salt

1. Cut the eggplants in half.
2. Mince the onion, garlic, and ginger.
3. You can also mince them separately in a food processor.
4. Dice the tomatoes.
5. Again, you can just use a food processor if you want to make this easier.
6. Cut the bell pepper into bite sized pieces.
7. Normally, I would recommend using boiled potatoes; we just didn't have any at the time.
8. Put the eggplants into a deep container, and either microwave for about 10 minutes, or toast evenly in an oven toaster.
9. Once they're done, peel the skin.
10. Peel the skin using a fork or spoon, and set aside the fleshy part.
11. Be careful since it's hot.
12. In a frying pan with oil, stir-fry the bell pepper for about a minute (and set aside).
13. Heat oil in the same frying pan, and saute the cumin seeds.
14. There will be some popping sounds.
15. Thoroughly saute the minced ginger and garlic with oil.
16. Add onion, and continue sauteing until translucent.
17. It usually takes about 5 minutes.
18. Add all the spices and mix well.
19. Add tomatoes, and saute until it becomes paste-like and some oil comes out.
20. This extra step is crucial in making Indian curry.
21. Add the peeled eggplants into the paste from Step 10 and stir.
22. Mix the eggplants well by mashing with a spatula.
23. It'll look like this.
24. At this point, add salt and pepper to taste.
25. Add bell pepper from Step 3 and garam masala and mix well.
26. It's done!
27. Serve together with naan and rice.
28. This dish is called Baingan Bharta in Hindi.

eggplants, onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, ginger, clove garlic, oil, cumin, turmeric, coriander, garam masala, pepper, salt

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169715-indian-vegetable-curry-with-eggplant-and-bell-pepper (may not work)