Title: Baigan bharta (mashed eggplant)
 Categories: Vegetables, Indian
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      2 md Eggplants
 
  Cooking the eggplant: Poke the eggplants (say 2, medium sized ones)
  with a knife, and insert slivers of garlic in the slits. The eggplant
  can be roasted either in a conv. oven, a microwave, or ideally, on a
  slow charcoal grill.  When they are done (they become kinda' limp),
  peel, and mash up the insides. Use a knife to cut up the long fibres.
  Seasoning: In a wok, heat some oil, and add chopped onions, and
  chopped ginger. Fry till the onions are semi-browned, and then add
  the mashed eggplant. Add salt, and pepper to taste. Season with lots
  of chopped cilantro (coriander leaves). Since the eggplant is already
  cooked, you need not cook for long in the wok... just long enough to
  mix things up good. A tomato or two chopped fine, and added with the
  eggplant also tastes good. Alternative sesoning: Chop onions, ginger,
  tomatoes, and cilantro, and mix *cold* with the mashed eggplant, and
  a few table spoons of mustard oil. The mustard oil gives a nice tangy
  taste. Look for mustard oil in your nearest Indian grocery store.
  (Salt and pepper too.)