Bengali Five Spice Aubergine & Tomato Curry
🍆 Bengali Five Spice Aubergine & Tomato Curry
This Bengali Five Spice Aubergine and Tomato Curry combines soft, golden aubergine with a thick tomato and onion sauce. Tempering our Bengali Five Spice blend in hot oil releases a wonderfully fragrant whole-seed flavour that suits the vegetables beautifully.
It is a rich, naturally vegan curry that is delicious with rice, flatbread or dal.
🥣 Ingredients
- 2 large aubergines, cut into chunky pieces
- 3 tbsp vegetable or rapeseed oil
- 2 tsp Bengali Five Spice blend
- 1 large onion, finely sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 150ml vegetable stock
- ½ tsp salt, or to taste
- Fresh coriander and lemon juice, to serve
⏱ Timings
- Preparation: 15 minutes
- Cooking: 40 minutes
- Serves: 4
🍳 How to Make Bengali Five Spice Aubergine Curry
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wide frying pan. Brown the aubergine in batches for 8–10 minutes, adding a little more oil if necessary, then transfer to a plate.
- Add the remaining oil to the pan. Add the Bengali Five Spice and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add the onion and cook gently for 7–8 minutes until soft. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Return the aubergine to the sauce. Cover loosely and simmer for 12–15 minutes until tender, stirring carefully so the pieces retain some shape.
- Season to taste and finish with coriander and lemon juice.
🍽 Serving Suggestions
Serve with basmati rice, naan or red lentil dal. A spoonful of yoghurt or mango chutney makes a lovely contrast.
✨ Why This Recipe Works
Browning the aubergine first develops flavour and prevents it from becoming watery. The tempered whole seeds perfume the cooking oil before the tomato sauce is built.
🌶 Spice & Dipity Product Used
Our Bengali Five Spice blend gives aubergine, tomatoes and other vegetables warm aromatic depth.
🔗 More Bengali Five Spice Recipes
- Crispy Bengali Five Spice Roast Potatoes
- Bengali Five Spice Red Lentil Dal
- Bengali Five Spice Aubergine & Tomato Curry
- Bengali Five Spice Fish & Coconut Curry
- Bengali Five Spice Chicken & Vegetable Traybake
- Bengali Five Spice Tomato Chutney
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