Eggplant grew wild in the Middle East, South Asia and India. It was there that the progenitors of modern eggplants were discovered.
These vegetables were first cultivated more than 1500 years ago in Asia. Further spread of the vegetable occurred thanks to the Arabs, who brought eggplant to Africa in the XIX century.
Now eggplant is a vegetable that is known to most inhabitants of our country. At the same time, people know very few dishes where this eggplant would be used. We will tell you what you can cook from eggplants.
Ingredients for eggplant in a deep fryer:
- Eggplants – 1 kg;
- Salt – 1.5 tablespoons;
- Flour – 150 g;
- Ground black pepper – to taste;
- Egg – 3 pieces;
- Cucumbers – 4 pieces;
- Tomatoes – 4 pieces;
- Vegetable oil – 50 ml;
- Garlic – 2-3 cloves.
Cooking eggplants in a deep fryer:
Peel the eggplants from the skin, cut into medium sized pieces. Transfer the eggplant pieces into a bowl, salt, pour water and leave for 20 minutes.
Then pour out the water, mix the eggplants with flour and eggs beaten in advance, salt and ground black pepper.
Put the eggplant slices on a heated frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until golden.
Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into small cubes
. Put the fried eggplant slices, chopped cucumbers and tomatoes in a bowl, add oil and mix the ingredients thoroughly.
As a result, fried eggplants can be served as an independent dish or as an unusual salad ingredient.
Also fried eggplants are an excellent side
dish
for meat.
