Simple Way to Prepare Aubergine Sauce with Saffron Rice

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook aubergine sauce with saffron rice using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Aubergine Sauce with Saffron Rice:

1. Make ready 500 g eggplants (aubergines), about two small ones, roughly chopped
2. Take 1 large bell pepper, roughly chopped
3. Prepare 250 g onions (1 big onion), diced
4. Get 1 small piece of ginger root, finely sliced
5. Get 2 cloves garlic, minced
6. Make ready 75 g olives, diced
7. Prepare 1 tablespoon capers
8. Get 800 g crushed tomatoes (two cans)
9. Make ready 1 vegetable stock cube
10. Get Few teaspoons of sugar
11. Get to taste Sweet paprika, chili flakes, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper
12. Take pinch sumach (optional)
13. Get 1-2 teaspoons garam masala
14. Prepare rice:
15. Get 1 1/2 cup long grain rice, uncooked
16. Prepare 1 big pinch saffron
17. Make ready 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
18. Make ready 2 handfuls unsweetened dried barberries or cranberries
19. Make ready 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Instructions

Instructions to make Aubergine Sauce with Saffron Rice:

1. Heat some oil in a wok over high heat. Add eggplants in a single layer (you may have to do this in batches). Fry until browned (not cooked through). Remove from wok and set aside in a colander
2. Add some more oil to the wok and toss in the bell pepper until charred. Set aside in the same colander
3. Next, reduce heat to medium, oil the wok if needed. Add the onion and fry until golden brown, then add ginger and garlic. After about 1 minute, add capers, olives and crushed tomatoes
4. Transfer all the vegetables from the colander into the wok. Simmer over low heat for 40-45 minutes with the seasoning: sugar, stock cube, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, chili flakes, garam masala, sumach and sweet paprika
5. In the meantime, cook the rice in 3 cups of water and a pinch of saffron. Cover until ready to eat
6. Finally, prepare the berries: heat some butter in a small frying pan. Add barberries and sugar. Toss berries for about 2 minutes and take off heat
7. To serve: scoop some rice in a bowl, top with crispy berries and the vegetable sauce. Enjoy :)

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