Sweet and Sour Eggplants Recipe

It is made with eggplants and these eggplants are like sponges it absorbs what all flavours you add in. Just soaks and sucks it up. This chinese sauce was great with this amazing veggie.

I have a serious addiction to chinese cuisine. And this is my latest addition to my recipe collections..It is simple to make and taste yum..Love this with fried rice or noodles. Taste so good..

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves: 3 to 4

Ingredients:

Eggplants – 1 large 
Oil – to fry
Ginger – 1 tblspn finely chopped
Garlic – 1 tblspn finely chopped
Spring Onion White – 2 chopped finely
Red Bell Pepper – 1/2 sliced thinly
Spring Onion Greens a handful chopped finely
Sesame Seeds for garnishing

For Sauce:
Soy Sauce – 2 tsp
Chilli Sauce – 2 tblspn
Vinegar – 2 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Water – 1/4 cup
Cornflour / Cornstarch – 2 tsp

Method:

Slice eggplants into rounds and then slice them into strips. Heat oil in a pan, drop eggplant and fry till golden Remove them and set aside.

Now mix all the sauce ingredients and set aside.

Heat little oil in a pan, add in ginger, garlic, spring onion white and saute for a min.

Add in red pepper and saute well. Add in sauce and cook till it get thick and glossy.

Now add in eggplant and mix well. Cook them for few mins.

Now add spring onion green and mix well.

Spoon this into a bowl, top with sesame seeds and spring onion greens. Serve over rice.

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