Thursday, May 31, 2007

Moroccan Eggplant with Garbanzo Beans and Lentils

(serves 4 )
Ingredients
1 large onion cut in half and sliced thin
5 medium cloves garlic, pressed
1 medium red bell pepper cut in 1 inch squares ( or mixture of yellow, green and red peppers)
1 medium eggplant, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 medium zucchini
2 -3 Shitake or regular mushrooms
pinch of red pepper flakes
2 tsp turmeric
½ tsp garam masala
1 cup garbanzo beans
½ cup dry lentils, drained
1- 2 pureed tomatoes
1¼ cups water
½ cup raisins
1 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
salt & black pepper to taste
1 Tbs olive oil

Directions

Sprinkle salt on eggplant and zucchini and leave it for 30 minutes. In meantime cook lentils in 2 cup water. It will take about 20 minutes. Lentils should be still crunchy. Wash salt from eggplant and zucchini and drain water. Then sauté onions in olive oil till brown. Add garlic. Then fry eggplant, zucchini , mushrooms and peppers for minute or two. Add puree tomato and turmeric, garam masala and red pepper flakes. Add water after a minute or two and cook till eggplant is tender. Add lentils, beans and raisins and simmer for 3 minutes. Add pepper and salt acc to taste. Sprinkle fresh cilantro before serving.

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