Baked Finger Eggplants, Yogurt, and Cucumber

Name: Baked Finger Eggplants, Yogurt, and Cucumber
Yield: enough for 4
Ingredients: finger eggplants – about 8; olive oil; half a cucumber; thick yogurt – 3/4 cup (200g); a clove of garlic; mint leaves – about 12; black onion seeds – a teaspoon (optional); warm flat bread such as pita, to serve

December 14, 2011

The slim eggplant varieties, often with a lavender blush, that are to be found in Middle Eastern and Indian markets are especially suitable for grilling, since they cook quickly and evenly. I rarely salt these little chaps. Black onion seed (nigella sativa) is the seed of the nigella flower and is common to southwest Asia. It is best known as the black seeds used to decorate Indian naan bread and resembles black sesame seeds.

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