This side dish tastes delicious served with rice or flatbread. For this curry the eggplant is cooked slow with dried shrimp.
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp curry leaves
2 tbsp chopped onion
4 tbsp chopped tomato
1/2 tsp ginger grated
1 eggplant
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 to 1/2 tsp chillie powder
2 tbsp dried shrimp
1/2 cup water
Heat oil and sauté the curry leaves and onion. Then add the ginger and eggplant with the spices and sauté for a few minutes. Add the dried shrimp and water cook covered until the eggplant is soft and well done. Open the cover and let the liquid evaporate before serving it with rice.
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This looks soooo good and easy to make! I'll have to attempt this. I know my hubby would love it! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely recipe.Eggplant shrimp combo is new to me but sounds delicious :-)
ReplyDeleteAkila, this is similar to a Bengali dish. Sounds easy and delicious!
ReplyDeletevery temtping combo. lovely flavor going on.
ReplyDeleteI've never had dried shrimp, this is so interesting!
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Simple recipe n goes well w rice
ReplyDeleteVery interesting use of eggplant and shrimps. Excellent preparation.
ReplyDeleteDeepa
this looks so delicious with shrimp in it.
ReplyDeleteSuch a flavorful dish! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteIncredible and terrific curry,cant resist.
ReplyDeleteYummy dish:)
ReplyDeleteAkheela, I would love to try making this curry too. Any suggestions on where to buy the dried shrimps?
ReplyDeleteI bought it in a Sri Lankan grocery store, it is also available in Chinese stores as these dried shrimp is used in Thai, Singapore, Malaysian cuisine as well :) Inshallah hope you find
DeleteYou can substitute soaked, dried anchovies crushed as well if you can't find dried shrimp. I have also cooked it with fresh shrimp cut into small pieces :)
Thanks for your quick response Akheela:)
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delicious!!
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Never used eggplant and shrimp together. Sounds good!
ReplyDeleteNazneen
never tried eggplant with shrimp... Soon wil try...
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Nice combo....Quick & tasty recipe..
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A delicious combo of egg plants and dried shrimp!
ReplyDeleteA scrumptious combination! My kind of dish.
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Rosa
Is there a much of a dried shrimp flavour in the curry? It looks super delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteNo it doesn't have because the flavour blends in with the eggplant and tomato
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woo lovely :)
ReplyDeleteVery new to me,loved the combo...
ReplyDeleteThis looks wonderfully delicious and comforting!
ReplyDeleteThis combo is new to me tooo. Nice post and a lovely blog u have
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ReplyDeletefabulous recipe... mouth watering...
ReplyDeletetempting curry
ReplyDeleteThat's not something I normally would make, but it looks so good.
ReplyDeleteNice combo...I do same in gravy type ...this looks yum
ReplyDeleteI've never tried dried shrimp! What a handy ingredient to have in the pantry !
ReplyDeleteDelicious combo, and lovely click there...that's the kind of food am craving...you made me hungry!
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I love you use eggplant in curry. I actually have never tried it before, but I can tell eggplant sucks up good sauce from curry. YUM!
ReplyDeleteThe eggplant-shrimp combo sounds so delish. Something I have never tried. I will be on the lookout for dried shrimps here :)
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