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Baigan Choka Recipe

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean
Keyword: baigan choka, Eggplant, roasted vegetable
Calories: 286.3cal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 lb eggplant , medium-sized
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 lg bell pepper
  • 1 large plum tomato
  • ½ medium onion , sliced thin
  • 1 TB coconut oil , optional
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • hot pepper , to taste

Instructions

  • Place the eggplant, tomato, garlic, and bell pepper on a baking sheet and put them in the oven for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes, remove the garlic and tomato. Return the eggplant and bell pepper to the oven for another 30 more minutes. In the meantime. In a glass bowl, slice the onion into very thin slices. Remove the skin from the tomato and garlic. Add to the bowl and crush with a fork or potato masher. There should be no chunks remaining.
    After the eggplant and bell pepper are cooked, remove theskin. Cut into smaller pieces and combine with remaining ingredients. Crushuntil the eggplant and pepper are reduced to small bits.
    *Serve as a dip with naan or another flatbread.
    *Serve with meat and other foods as a side dish.
     

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Nutrition

Calories: 286.3cal | Carbohydrates: 39.6g | Protein: 6.6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 11.8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2342.3mg | Potassium: 1342.9mg | Fiber: 16.1g | Sugar: 20.1g | Vitamin A: 637.6IU | Vitamin C: 27.1mg | Calcium: 91.9mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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