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Easy Eggplant Poblano Pepper Curry

This Eggplant Poblano Pepper Curry is such an easy curry to make and such a hearty one to enjoy with rice or naan or pita bread to sop every last bit up.

Easy Eggplant Curry With Pablano peppers

This summer, my daughter and I have been doing quite a bit of hiking. So when the 4th of July dawned, well, we figured we’d just continue this hiking streak and hike up to Brasstown Bald – something we hadn’t done before.

Brasstown Bald is a little short of a 2-hour drive from our doorstep and is said to be the highest point in Georgia with some magnificent 360-degree views from the summit.

Brasstown Bald can be reached either by car and a short hike or several longer trails, ranging anywhere from 7 miles to 12 miles roundtrip. My daughter and I decided to take the Jack Knobbs Trail to the summit – which was said to be about a 10.5-mile hike from the parking spot to the summit and back to the parking spot.

My daughter reminded me to check the weather before we headed off – and I did, or I thought I had. You see, I didn’t realize (till we were hiking up) that I had checked the weather for the area we live in and not for the area around the mountain that was not only 2 hours away but also 4784 feet higher than where we were!

Hike to and from Brasstown Bald

As we began our hike, it began to drizzle, but we decided to plow through. Of course, as we went further and further and didn’t run into a single other person, we started to realize that maybe we were the only ill-prepared nincompoops on the hill but decided to make the most of it.

The forest around the summit that we hiked through was filled with all kinds of mushrooms and differing areas of vegetation. Root-filled, uphill areas with a thick veil of trees led into fern-filled, open areas with almost fantasy-like views. Alas, when we got to the top – we were met with fog – thick fog!

And, I was a bit bummed that my lack of prep would hinder my daughter from feasting her eyes on those magnificent views she had Googled. But, then she mentioned that she had more fun hiking up and down – and I was reminded (yet again) that my kid is pretty cool and sometimes there is more fun in the journey than the actual destination.

Easy Eggplant Pablano Pepper Curry

Now, if you are wondering what our hike has to do with this curry, I’m sorry to say, not a darn thing. I was hoping to share some of the pictures from our hike and figured I would do so in this post.

As y’all might have read in earlier posts, that day, when we got back from our hike, we found out about my daughter’s friends accident and headed to the hospital.

Indian eggplant

But, I had bought some Indian Eggplant, some poblano peppers, and some fresh turmeric root the weekend before. So, the day after our hike, I decided to pull this curry together. This curry turned out better than I was expecting. Eggplant curries are hit or miss for me – sometimes I cook the eggplant too much, other times, too little.

Sometimes, the spices are just off – but this time (like that third bowl of porridge Goldilocks had) everything fell into place just right and so I had to share!

Easy Eggplant Curry

 

Easy Eggplant Pablano Pepper Curry

Easy Eggplant Curry with Poblano Peppers

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

This Eggplant Poblano Pepper Curry is such an easy curry to make and such a hearty one to enjoy with rice or naan or pita bread to sop every last bit up.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion chopped
  • olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 1 1/2 tsp fresh grated turmeric
  • 10-12 small Indian Eggplants chopped
  • 2 poblano peppers chopped
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tsps coriander
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 tsps chili flakes, (optional)
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • juice of 1/2 lime

Instructions

  1. Add the olive oil and onion to a pan and saute for about 10 minutes.
  2. Then add in the garlic, ginger and turmeric and saute a couple minutes before adding in the coconut milk, vegetable stock, tomato paste, cumin, coriander, and chili flakes. Stir well.
  3. Then add in the chopped eggplant and cook for about 10 minutes.
  4. Add in 1 and 3/4 of the chopped pablano peppers as well as the parsely and lime and cook for about 3-5 minutes.
  5. Garnish with 1/4 of the chopped pablano pepper as well as some more parsley and chili flakes and enjoy with rice, roti, naan or even pita bread.
Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size g
Amount Per Serving Calories 340Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 0mgSodium 202mgCarbohydrates 67gFiber 17gSugar 27gProtein 7g

Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and should be considered an approximation only. Savory Spin makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Please do consult a professional nutritionist for more accurate information. Please do keep in mind that prep times, cooking times, etc, are provided as guidelines as there are so many variables at play.

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Easy Eggplant Curry With Poblano Peppers

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