Badendjal Chtetha

Description

Eggplant ratatouille

Ingredients

• 2 red or green bell peppers
• 1 medium eggplant
• 2 tomatoes (if they are over ripe, make cross marks on the bottom, put them in boiling water for 1 – 2 minutes, remove, drain, peel, remove the seeds and chop. if you want to be a little fancier with really good tomatoes do the same thing. This is called concasse)
• 1 onion
• ½ tablespoon of paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon spice blend (I used a blend of cumin, turmeric and caraway)
• lots of olive oil
• salt and pepper
• optional herbs: flat leaf parsley, coriander leaf (cilantro) or fenugreek leaves

Procedures

1. Some cooks throw everything in the pot and cook on medium/low for 30 – 40 minutes.
2. Some cooks throw everything into a ceramic vessel and bake covered in the oven for 1 hour 350°F
3. Some cooks saute the onions first until caramelized, add the eggplant plus more olive oil, and then the remaining ingredients and cook on medium/low heat for 30 – 40 minutes.