Eggplant rice

rice made with eggplant
This is a one pot main dish made with rice and eggplant.

2 cups cooked rice
2 cups eggplant
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tamarind to pulp in 1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp channa dal
1 tsp urud dal
1 tbsp curry leaves
2 dried red chillies seeds removed
10 cashew nuts

spice powder to grind
1/4 cup coconut grated
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp channa dal
1 tbsp urud dal
2 dried red chillies seeds removed
1/2 tsp asafoetida

Roast the ingredients for the spice powder and grind to a fine powder.

Cut the eggplants into cubes and marinate in turmeric and salt. Heat 1 tbsp oil and fry the eggplants, remove and keep aside.

Heat 1/2 tbsp oil add mustard seeds, channa dal, urud dal, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and cashew nuts. Add tamarind pulp cook for a few seconds when it thickens add spice powder. Then add eggplants cook for a few minutes until eggplants are tender and spices blend. 

Toss the rice, adjust salt if needed and serve hot.
rice made with eggplant
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42 comments:

  1. A great idea for a one pot meal ... luv it !

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  2. Flavorful and delicious eggplant rice.

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  3. Delicious aromatic rice..spice powder sounds interesting..love it

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  4. Thats a droolworthy one pot meal..yumm..thanks for trying Akheela..

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  5. wow....looks perfect and delicious...

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  6. good flavour anddelicios rice new never use eggplant dry masala powder sounds inviting

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  7. Eggplant rice is delicious. I like this one pot meal very much.

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  8. Nice click... wonderful recipe. :)

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  9. That looks yummy!
    Eid Mubarak :)

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  10. interesting...i would have never thought about eggplant rice

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  11. Flavourful recipe !!! I like the combination of dry spices roasted and than ground(I know how they have the power to transform almost any dish)along with the typical south Indian seasoning. I am a huge fan of this seasoning mixed with coconut...aahaa :)

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  12. yum! what a great way to enjoy eggplant!

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  13. I haven't tried much eggplant, but this dish looks really great. Very healthy too!

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  14. I love eggplant. What a great side dish this makes!! Bookmark!

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  15. yummy eggplant rice. i love the masala ingredients:)

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  16. That's a lovely, wholesome meal!

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  17. I never had eggplant with rice and I love eggplant. This is a great recipe and I am happy you shared it:)Hope your week is wonderful:)

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  18. I haven't tried this rice before. your looks flavorful esp with the spl masala ground fresh.. eggplant rice is very tempting..

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  19. Very special this rice,I like so much!!! ;-)
    Congratulations and good morning!!! :-)

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  20. Delicious Rice,love the spice powder ingredients.Nice clicks.

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  21. This looks like a biryani. I've never thought of eggplant rice! Well done.

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  22. i love this recipe...and i cant wait to try it out...sounds very yummy! thanks for sharing.

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  23. Great rice dish...looks fabulous

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  24. This is indeed a very good dish for eggplant lovers. Looks delicious...

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  25. I am a recent convert of eggplant but I seem to like this rice dish a lot. It has gotta do with the spices you have used :)

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  26. Oh! I love rice dishes, they are always so yummy, and this with eggplant sounds really delicious, with all those spices. Yummm.

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  27. your eggplant rice sounds so delicious, lots of flavor. love the spice powder

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  28. Che ricetta deliziosa e profumata hai preparato! Viene voglia di mangiarla anche solo guardandola.
    Bravissima!
    Ciao

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  29. Similar to the Maqlubeh I had in Kuwait, but this looks spicier!

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  30. Yum! That's delicious! I didn't have tamarind on hand so I substituted a bit of lemon juice with a touch of brown sugar. Thanks for the recipe!

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