Eggplant Koresh or Khoresh-e Bademjan is a Persian dish, another one of my favorite dish found in cookbook “A Taste of Persia” sent by my dear foodie buddy, Fitri. Thanks a looooottt, luv!!! I have certain fascination with eggplant dish, which I think absolutely yummy in stews and grilling.
This one is quite easy to make. Although it would be even better if we had the right kind of bread, but that focaccia bread we had was not too bad either. Actually the dish itself is quite filling already with all the eggplants.
EGGPLANT KORESH
Ingredients:
* 1 medium onion, sliced thinly
* 4 cloves garlic, crushed
* small strip boneless chicken
* 1 tsp cracked black pepper
* 1/2 tsp ground saffron threads
dissolved in 4 tsp hot water
* 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
* 6 pcs tomatoes chopped
* 1 cup unripe grapes or 4tbs lime juice
* 3 medium eggplants, peeled & sliced
* egg whites, beaten
* cherry tomatoes, roasted for garnish
* green peppers, roasted for garnish
Cooking Directions:
1.) Stir fry onions + garlic until transluscent
2.) Add chicken strips, cook until golden brown
3.) Add salt, pepper, saffron & turmeric
4.) Stir in tomatoes, unripe grapes/lime juice. Simmer for 15 mnts
5.) In the mean time, fry eggplants slices in separate skillet
dip into egg whites to reduce oil absorbed while frying
set aside
7.) Roast/grilled cherry tomatoes & green peppers for garnish
8.) Preheat oven 350 F. Transfer chicken & sauce into a deep
casserole dish/pan. Arrange eggplant.
9.) Cover & bake for 30 mnts. Remove cover, bake for 15 mnts
8.) Serve with roasted vegetables on top as garnish
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If the Taste of Persia book you received is the same as the one on my shelf, enjoy! The author is probably my favorite cookbook author. This dish looks wonderful – we’ve been eating a lot of eggplant this summer, and this looks like another fun way to serve it.