Begun-er Tok: bengali Style Sweet and Sour Eggplant Chutney
Ingredients: (Serves 4-6)
2 long
and tender Chinese/Japanese eggplants, cubed (you can use any other kind of eggplants, but make sure they are not too ripe and there are not too many large and tough seeds)
3-4 tablespoon
raisins or adjust to taste
1.5 tablespoon
oil
1 teaspoon
Panch Phoron (use equal portions of mustard, nigella, fenugreek, cumin, and fennel seeds)** or just mustard seeds
1 dry
red chili pepper + 1 hot green chili pepper, slit (optional)
1 teapoon
tamarind paste ( I used the concentrated Tamicon paste) – adjust amount to taste and also if you are using dried tamarind
1 tablespoon
sugar or to taste
1/2 teaspoon
turmeric powder
salt to taste
1/2 tablespoon
poppy seeds (optional)
Lemon thyme (Optional: this addition is unpardonably non traditional.No herbs are used here. But I love the lemony flavor of this herb and it compliments this particular recipe so well, lending a fresh aroma and lightness to this dish. )
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