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Sem Aloo Baingan Beans, Potatoes and Eggplant

A spice-free vegetable curry that relies on herbs alone: browned potato, eggplant and green beans braised in a raw purée of tomato, red onion, cilantro and green chile until everything is soft and the sauce has turned sweet.

  • YieldServes 6 as a side
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total54 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 225 gtomato, 1 large, cored and coarsely chopped
  • 150 gred onion, 1 medium, coarsely chopped
  • 20 gfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, about 1/2 cup firmly packed
  • 4fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed
  • 300 gwhite potato such as russet or Yukon Gold, 1 large, peeled, 5 cm cubes, held in cold water
  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 680 gsmall purple Indian eggplants (about 12) or 1 large Italian eggplant, stems removed, cut into batons 5 cm x 2.5 cm x 12 mm
  • 115 gfresh green beans, trimmed, cut into 2.5 cm lengths
  • 2 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Chili peppers
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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