Ingredients for Making Braised Eggplants

Series Summary

The eggplant is an interesting fruit. Growing 16 to 57 inches tall, it produces white and purple flowers with yellow stamens. Once believed to be poisonous, the eggplant has been called many different things, such as black magic or little fingers. The eggplant is native to Southern India and Sri Lanka. This raw fruit has a bitter taste; however, when it is cooked, the eggplant gives a rich and complex flavor. Health studies have been conducted on the fruit. Eggplants have been shown to be an effective way of reducing high cholesterol. However, those that suffer from arthritis should avoid eggplants because it can significantly worsen their condition.

Though eggplants are not for everyone, these fruits can be incredibly tasty if prepared right. Of course, those that do not know how to prepare the fruit may find themselves staying clear of eggplants in the produce department. But, don't be afraid! Expert Village relieves your eggplant nervousness in this free video series. Our expert, Neha Gera, shows you how to make a braised eggplant dish. Neha illustrates how very easy it is to make this fruit. Learn how to chop and fry eggplant. Neha also shows you how to make a curry with your eggplant. So, if you have been interested in trying this fruit, learn how to make braised eggplants today!

Video Transcript

"Hi this is Neha on behalf of Expert Village and today I'm going to tell you our recipe which has a origin from China. Yes, I'm going to tell you our Chinese recipe which is consistency of eggplant. Eggplant is one of that you eat when you feel like there is so many fabulous taste about it. So I'm going to show you a recipe that consist of eggplant. Let's have a clear look to see what we all need for this recipe. This is actually going to braised eggplant. So let's have a look at what we all need in it. We need of course eggplants; we have taken a long eggplants, there we be many eggplants available there would be big eggplants, smaller eggplants or the largest size. We have taken a small eggplant but bigger in size. Then we have lemon juice, sugar, soy sauce, we have onions, plus green chilies, we have garma marsala which is a Indian marsala which is a combination of 5 marsala's that is going to give you fabulous taste to the recipe. We have colander leaves, of course we have oil, oil to just heat up your things. We have garlic oil, we have ginger garlic and of course we have salt and water. "