| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Vegetables, Eggs |
Vegetarian |
Cheese, Main dishes, Vegetarian |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
|
Or 2 smaller eggplants |
|
|
about 2 lb. total |
|
|
sliced |
|
|
crosswise 1/2" thick |
| 1/2 |
c |
Chickpea flour plus 3 tbsp |
|
|
self-rising flour |
| 2 |
T |
Cornmeal |
|
|
Cayenne or paprika to taste |
| 1/4 |
t |
Turmeric |
| 1/4 |
t |
Salt |
| 3 |
T |
Fresh chopped coriander |
|
|
basil or parsley |
| 3 |
T |
Water |
| 6 |
oz |
Mozzarella, thinly sliced |
| 1 1/4 |
c |
Fresh or dry breadcrumbs |
|
|
Vegetable oil or ghee for |
|
|
frying |
| 2 |
|
Cloves garlic, sliced |
|
|
optionalthis is my |
|
|
addition |
INSTRUCTIONS
Salting time: 30 min. Prep and cooking: 30 min. Serves 4 to 6 Sprinkle
eggplant slices liberally with salt and set aside 1/2 hr. for excess
water to drain off. Combine flours, cornmeal, spices, herbs and salt
with the water in a bowl and whisk till smooth and the consistency of
thick cream, adding water if needed. Rinse salt off eggplant and pat
dry with paper towels. Pair up slices about the same size. Trim cheese
slices a tad smaller than eggplant rounds (a biscuit or cookie cutter
is handy.) Place 2 slices of cheese between each pair of eggplant
slices. Dip each sandwich in batter, lightly shake off excess, dip in
breadcrumbs & set aside (waxed paper is helpful). Make all the
sandwiches before beginning to fry. Heat 1/2" oil or ghee in a large
skillet till hot but not smoking. If desired, place garlic slices in
the oil till it is very fragrant, then remove them. Fry fritters 10-15
min. on each side till eggplant is fork-tender. Drain and serve. I
like this kind of thing with coleslaw or 'tater salad if I'm not
feeling like making something authentic. You can also top them with
marinara sauce. NOTE: The only slightly tricky thing about this dish
is the heat; too hot and the cheese leaks, but it has to be fairly hot
to keep the fritters from coming out oily. Just watch for beginnings
of leakage. Source: Yamuna Devi's wonderful, near-encyclopedic LORD
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