Common recipes known to everyone.
BENGAN BARTHA (which is kind of like an eggplant puree)
One eggplant
One onion (two eggplants, two onions, etc...)
Madras Hot Curry (and so far…)
Mathy + Panch Paren (I’ll be watching you. Good luck)
Chili
Turmeric
Ghee (better known as clarified butter)
Cream
Salt, pepper (to taste. But how much?...)
You take an eggplant and wrap it in aluminum foil.
You cook it either in the oven or directly over the fire (cooking over the fire takes less time but makes the house smell, so each to their own).
In the meantime, slice an onion super thin,
When the eggplant is cooked, soft, and releasing its slightly bitter liquid, peel it and mash it with a fork. Heat a bit of clarified butter in a pan (not too much, I suggest…) and in that, sauté the onion, add the eggplant and all the spices.
The cooking time is 'according to feeling' since the ingredients are already cooked.
Just leave them there, just long enough to let the flavors mingle.
Mix in a bit of cream and add a little turmeric for color.
Serve with strictly pilaf basmati rice.