Title: Pyajklir chochuri
 Categories: Side dish, Indian, Bengali, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 md Eggplant
  1 1/2 tb Vegetable oil
      2 ea Red chiles, dried
    1/4 ts Five-spice powder
    1/4 ts Turmeric
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 ts Roasted red chile paste
      1 tb Water
      1 c  Green onions, chopped
 
  Smoke & roast eggplant.  Cool, mash & set aside.
  
  Heat oil in a large skillet & fry red chiles until they darken: this
  only takes a few seconds in hot oil.  Add five-spice powder & fry
  until it starts to crackle.  Stir in the turmeric & salt, followed by
  the red chile paste & water.  Mix well.  Add the eghgplant, cover &
  simmer 10 to 15 minutes.  Add green onions & simmer a further 2
  minutes. Serve at once otherwise the green onions will lose their
  colour.
  
  Bharti Kirchner, "The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the
  Bengal Region"