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Nepalese Chicken Eggplant

By: Brian Shipon


Ingredients

    *  1 cup scliced onions
    *  1 cup chicken broth
    *  1 cup chopped tomatoes
    *  1 teaspoon minced garlic
    *  1 teaspoon grated ginger
    *  1 teaspoon fenugreek
    *  1 tablespoon cumin powder
    *  1 teaspoon turmeric
    *  1 teaspoon chili powder
    *  ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
    *  2 tablespoons clarified butter Salt to taste
    *  2 tablespoons Oil for deep frying
    *  2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro

Cooking

  • In a large bowl mix in eggplant, salt, pepper, and flour.
  • Deep-fry eggplant until lightly crisp. Then drain well on paper towel.
  • In a non-stick pan heat the clarified butter, splitter fenugreek till it turns dark. Add onions, and saute till it turns light brown.
  • Put in turmeric, cumin, garlic, ginger, and chili powder and stir. 
  • Add salt and pepper to the chicken pieces and put in the onion mixture. Brown chicken thoroughly in medium heat.
  • Add tomatoes and chicken broth.
  • Cook the chicken mixture for 10 min.
  • When the sauce is thickened, add eggplant to the pan.
  • Fold eggplant into the chicken mixture. Cook on low heat until the excess liquid is thicken.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro.
  • Serve with roti or rice.





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