Sri Lankan Roast Eggplant Curry
with Garlic-Peanut Rice & Crispy Shallots
This vibrant eggplant curry has flavour bursting in every bite! The garlic and peanut rice is packed with nuttiness, balanced against the roast veggies and Sri Lankan-style spices, we reckon it’s a sure winner at the dinner table.
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Ingredients
1
eggplant
1
carrot
1 packet
basmati rice
1 packet
Crushed Peanuts
(Contains Peanut; May be present Wheat, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Pine Nut, Walnut. )
1 bag
baby broccoli
1 sachet
vegetable stock powder
1 tin
coconut milk
1 bag
salad leaves
½
fresh chilli (optional)
1 packet
Crispy Shallots
1 bag
herbs
3 clove
garlic
1 sachet
Brown Mustard Seeds
1 sachet
Sri Lankan spice blend
Not included in your delivery
1
olive oil
20 g
plant-based butter
1.5 cup
water
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Cut eggplant and carrot into bite-sized chunks. Place veggies on a lined oven tray. Drizzle generously with olive oil, season with salt and toss to coat. Spread out evenly, then roast until tender, 25-30 minutes.
TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide the veggies between two trays.
While the veggies are roasting, finely chop garlic. In a medium saucepan, melt the plant-based butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat. Add 1/2 the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add basmati rice, the water and a generous pinch of salt. Stir, then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook for 10 minutes, then remove from the heat. Keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10 minutes. Stir through crushed peanuts. Cover to keep warm.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam, so don't peek!
Trim baby broccoli and cut into thirds. When the veggies have 10 minutes roast time remaining, heat a large frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook baby broccoli, tossing, until tender, 3-4 minutes.
Add brown mustard seeds and remaining garlic to the baby broccoli and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in Sri Lankan spice blend, vegetable stock powder and coconut milk. Simmer until thickened, 2-3 minutes.
Remove the pan from heat, then gently stir through roasted veggies and salad leaves until wilted, 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Thinly slice fresh chilli (if using). Divide garlic-peanut rice between bowls. Top with Sri Lankan roast eggplant curry. Sprinkle with chilli and crispy shallots. Tear over herbs to serve.