South Indian style roasted smoky flavored eggplant in a spicy coconut paste with onions, cilantro and a dash of coconut oil. It goes great with rice and dal or any Indian flat bread like rotis, chapatis, puris etc.
Ingredients:
1 large baingan/eggplant/brinjal/aubergine
½ cup grated coconut/frozen coconut
4 to 5 dry red chillies
1 small marble size tamarind/half teaspoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
¼ to ½ cup finely chopped red onions
1 to 2 green chillies/jalapenos, finely chopped (optional)
Finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro
1 to 2 teaspoons coconut oil
Full recipe: Baingan Bharta/Roasted Eggplant Konkani Style