Eggplant And Edamame

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant, washed
• 1 cup edamame or 1 cup soybeans
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon goda masala
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons oil (i use olive oil, recommendable)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard seeds
• 1 pinch asafetida powder (optional)
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 peel the eggplant and dice. if it is large, cover eggplant dices with salt and let rest for 20 minutes, then rinse well.
• 2 in a medium saucepan, heat the oil. add onion, garlic, mustard seeds, turmeric, salt and asafoetida. stir until the onion starts browning and seeds pop.
• 3 add diced eggplant and edamame. stir well and make sure they are coated with all the spices.
• 4 add cumin powder, coriander powder, goda masala and sugar.
• 5 stir in water and cover.
• 6 cook for 10-15 minutes,or until eggplant is tender, stirring ocassionally.