Here i am with a vegetarian recipe after a long time. You might have already noticed that there are very few veggie items in my blog. I admit that i suck at vegetarian dishes.
I never used to like it much too, maybe because i didn’t know any good veg recipes. But i am really starting to love the greens nowadays. All thanks to my son Hamad’s nanny. She makes amazing vegetarian dishes. She is a Sri Lankan, so i got to learn a lot of their signature dishes. Most of their curries have coconut milk as the main ingredient.
This particular dish is my most favorite item. It has deep fried eggplant in a nice and flavor packed coconut milk gravy. Im sure that even the egg plant haters will love this dish, guaranteed. Its too good. You all should try out this dish for sure.
*1/4 kg long eggplants
Turmeric powder- a pinch
Salt to taste
Half of a medium tomato
Half of an onion
1-2 green chillies
A sprig of curry leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp red chilly powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
*3/4 cup thin coconut milk
*1/2 cup thick coconut milk
Salt to taste
1. Cut the eggplant length wise and marinate with turmeric powder and salt.
2. Deep fry till golden and drain on a kitchen tissue.
3. Add the tomato, onion, green chillies, curry leaves, garlic, chilly powder, turmeric, along with thin coconut milk in a pan. Mash with hand.
4. Boil till cooked and the coconut milk dries. At this point add the thick coconut milk, salt and the fried eggplant. Boil for 5 mins till the eggplant soaks the milk and the gravy gets thick.
Notes:
✔️ There are many different varieties of eggplant. The long light colored ones are the best for this. Like this one:
or this will do too,
✔️ I used coconut milk powder to make the coconut milk. For thin coconut milk, use 11/2 tsp powder and mix in 3/4 of water. For thick milk, mix 21/2-3 tsp powder in 1/2 cup milk. You can take milk from fresh coconut too.
✔️ This curry tastes best with boiled rice. You can have it with rotis too.
Sri Lankan Eggplant Coconut Curry
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- *1/4 kg long eggplants
- Turmeric powder- a pinch
- Salt to taste
- Half of a medium tomato
- Half of an onion
- 1-2 green chillies
- A sprig of curry leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp red chilly powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- *3/4 cup thin coconut milk
- *1/2 cup thick coconut milk
- Salt to taste
Instructions
DIRECTIONS
- Cut the eggplant length wise and marinate with turmeric powder and salt.
- Deep fry till golden and drain on a kitchen tissue.
- Add the tomato, onion, green chillies, curry leaves, garlic, chilly powder, turmeric, along with thin coconut milk in a pan. Mash with hand.
- Boil till cooked and the coconut milk dries. At this point add the thick coconut milk, salt and the fried eggplant. Boil for 5 mins till the eggplant soaks the milk and the gravy gets thick.
Notes
✔️ I used coconut milk powder to make the coconut milk. For thin coconut milk, use 11/2 tsp powder and mix in 3/4 of water. For thick milk, mix 21/2-3 tsp powder in 1/2 cup milk. You can take milk from fresh coconut too.
✔️ This curry tastes best with boiled rice. You can have it with rotis too.
Sadia,
Another mouth watering recipe from you! I love how the eggplant is cut for this recipe too. Ooh the ‘melt in your mouth’ strips of eggplant ! The curry sounds delicious
Thank you Sandhya! It really had a melt in your mouth texture. 🙂
Looks delicious! Send some my way, please 😀
Jovy
Thank you Jovi! I would love to send some for you. 🙂
They look so moist and creamy x
Thanks Deena! 🙂
For someone who is saying that they can’t make vegetarian dishes- this sure looks mouthwatering!! I love how you cut the eggplant too- lovely! 🙂
Thanks dear! All thanks to my son’s nanny for teaching this recipe to me. 🙂
Glad that you added this deliciousness to the Fiesta this week!! 🙂
Gorgeous! One for me xx
🙂 thanks Elaine!
Sounds delicious. I love eggplant! And coconut. <3
And yes, I notice that there are not too many vegetarian recipes on your blog. :p
Hahaha yeah i am just a beginner in vegetarian dishes. 🙂
Sadia,
You are the goddess for me today! I lurve eggplants and today you brought such an amazing curry, enriching my dictionary of eggplant recipes. Just amazing!! Girl, link it up to the ff 54!! This needs more attention from fellow bloggers!
Wow!! Superb!!
Sonal
Thanks a lot Sonal! Feel so happy to get this comment from a veggie guru. Yeah i wil link it to ff. 🙂
That is awesome Sadia!!! Never tried eggplant with coconut milk….Love both of them. Sure will try it soon 🙂 Most of all loved your photographs!!!
Thank you Malar! I had never tried this combination before too. Its really awesome. Try it out. 🙂
Love this dish Sadia, coconut milk curries are so delicious and I really love eggplant, saved to make this soon.
Thanks! I too love coconut milk curries. It suits most veggies, chicken or any meat. 🙂
I love egg plant in pretty much any form!
I love it too now. 🙂
this is so beautiful, I could almost inhale the aroma 😉
Thanks Andy! 🙂
You have made us such a well rounded dish today. I love the coconut with the eggplant and the curry looks amazing!
Oh this is a beautiful curry! I wish I could get my hands on fresh curry leaves. I absolutely love your copper bowl as well.
Thanks a lot chef mimi! 🙂
Oh come now – the chocolate cake below is vegetarian too surely :)?? Love the eggplant dish, I love all things eggplant of course so that is not hard – looks divine and the photos are amazing too!
Hahaha! 😀 Thank you Polianthus!
you are welcome – it is always a question of what you highlight!
Looks splendid! What a cozy wintertime meal. 🙂
Thanks Bonnie! 🙂
Lovely setting and beautiful clicks.
Thanks Namrata! 🙂
Hey Sadia! How are you doing? That curry looks so good and tasty! I almost can feel its awesome smell! 😀 Yummy!
Have a lovely weekend!
Mila
Heyy Mila! Im doin good. Thank you dear. You are so sweet. 🙂 <3
Wow amazing pics:-) looks yummy
Thank you! 🙂
my mouth is literally watering looking at these photos. What a delish meal.
Thanks a lot for the support! 🙂
What a great dish! I am having a bit of an eggplant crush at the moment and this looks ideal! Beautiful as always, I love your pictures 🙂
Then you would definitely like this dish. Try it. 🙂
A delicious and nutritious dish. I love Sri Lankan Aubergine Curry.
Thank you Suba.
Which brand coconut powder do you use?
I use Maggi coconut milk powder.