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Blogging Marathon# 26: Week 1/ Day 2 Theme: Goan Cuisine Dish: Eggplant & Mushroom Vindaloo For Day 2 under "Goan Cuisine" for BM# 26, I made Vindaloo with Eggplant, mushrooms and red pepper. A little bit of Wiki gyan (knowledge) about Vindaloo -- "Vindaloo is derived from a Portuguese dish named "Carne de Vinha d' Alhos" which is usually made with pork, red wine and garlic.The Goans modified the dish by using vinegar for the red wine and kashmiri chilies and additional spices."


Servings

4 serving

Total time

50 minutes


Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant - I used an Italian eggplant (medium , chopped into large pieces)
  • 1 red pepper (- medium, chopped into large pieces)
  • 8 , quartered Mushrooms (if - halved or large (I used cremini or brown mushrooms))
  • 1 red onion (- large, chopped)
  • supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded (Crushed)
  • 1 cinnamon (" stick)
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 4 spring onions (- both green and white parts chopped)
  • 3 tbsps cilantro (- finely chopped)
  • to taste Salt
  • supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 ginger (" - piece)
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tsps coriander (Ground)
  • 2 tsp Mustard seeds (Ground)
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Ground)
  • supermarket roast chicken, approximately 200g once shredded
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp chili powder (Red)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar


Method

  1. Prepare the Marinade: Grind all the ingredients listed under Marinade along with 2-3tbsp water.
  2. Marinate the Veggies: Marinate eggplant, pepper and mushrooms in the marinade for 1 hour.
  3. Make the Curry: Heat 2tbsp oil in a large pan; add the onions and cook until they turn golden brown on medium flame, about 8-10 minutes.
  4. Add marinated veggies along with the marinade. Cook on medium flame for 5-8 minutes.
  5. Then add crushed tomatoes and cinnamon stick, cook on medium-low flame, covered for 35-40 minutes or until the veggies are completely tender.
  6. Finally add the mustard seeds, check the seasoning. Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions. Serve with steamed rice or bread.
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