Aubergine and Potato Bake
Aubergine and Potato Bake
This savoury lightly spiced Aubergine and Potato dish takes a few of the simplest of ingredients and turns them into something healthy and satisfying... comfort food at its best. It makes a hearty winter bake layered with tender aubergines and soft potatoes with a tangy twist of baby rosa tomatoes and mango powder. It makes a perfect main course or side dish to meat, fish or chicken. Aubergine — (AKA eggplant) I don’t peel or soak the aubergines for this recipe. Ensure that the aubergines are crisp and firm.Potatoes — Waxy potatoes are best to use for this recipePeppers — Use the peppers of your choice. I usually use red, green and orange/yellow peppers which have been julienned.Tomatoes — Just a cup of halved baby rosa tomatoesAromatics — All you need is fresh garlic cloves, a few fresh curry leaves, mango powder or lemon juice and a thickly sliced onion. Oil — I used olive oil, but you can use another neutral cooking oil of your choice. Spices — Salt, chilli powder and curry powder Garnish — Fresh chopped coriander
Ingredients
- 2-3 Long Aubergines Sliced into 1cm roundels
- 4 Large Potatoes Peeled and sliced into thickish roundels
- Salt To taste
- 1 Tsp Chilli Powder
- 2 Tsps Curry Powder
- 1/2 Cup Oil Divided
- 2 Garlic Cloves Sliced
- 8 Fresh Curry Leaves
- 1 Large Onion Thickly sliced
- 1 Cup Tri-Coloured Peppers Julienned
- 1 Tsp Mango Powder Substitute with 1 Tbles lemon juice
- 1 Cup Baby Rosa Tomatoes Halved
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Chopped
Garnish
- 1/4 Fresh Coriander Chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Spice the aubergines and potatoes with the salt, chilli powder, curry powder and half of the oil.
- This can now either be baked separately in the oven, fried in a pan or air fried.
- Heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan and add the sliced garlic, curry leaves, onion and julienned peppers and the mango powder or lemon juice if using.
- Season to taste
- Sauté for a few minutes until translucent, but still crisp.
- Stir through the baby tomatoes and the chopped coriander
- Spray a large ovenproof dish with cooking spray and layer the potatoes, then the aubergines and finally the onion and tomato mix.
- Bake for approximately 15-20 mins.
- Garnish with more coriander and serve.
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