Pan-Fried Eggplant
Warren Buffet once said “the chains of habit are too light to be felt till they are too heavy to be broken“, and boy was he right!
I didn’t even realize I was forming a habit in those early days. It started off with 15 minutes here and 15 minutes; before I knew it, I was going at it for hours! And now it’s really hard to stop. Y’all, I am talking about TV-watching.
Before my daughter came along, I wasn’t into TV that much. I had an old TV, and it stayed on as background noise while I was pottering around. Then my daughter came along and when she was old enough, we started watching 15 minutes or so of Barney from time to time. As time went by, she would ask me to join her on the couch when she moved on to The Wiggles, Lizzie McGuire, and One Tree Hill. Then, last fall, she talked me into watching all 5 glorious seasons of Friday Night Lights in little less than 2 months!
This summer, she has me hooked on Grey’s Anatomy! I don’t see any real surgeries happening, but a bunch of people poking around at fake organs; I don’t get why McSteamy is even remotely steamy; I don’t understand how things can run so smoothly if all residents were dating their attending surgeons; but yet, I show up, next to her, on that couch! My daughter has a way of grabbing my heart and making me feed habits that need to be changed. So, I go along. I make almond-coated, pan-fried, eggplant to feed us and join her on the couch because this is her “Summer Adventure”.
This eggplant came together in a cinch. With a quick coating of spices and yogurt and a smattering of Blue Diamond Salt & Vinegar Almonds, this appetizer was a few minutes from being consumed. While pan frying it made the eggplant lose some of its almond coating; you could choose to bake it, so the almond coating stays intact.
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Ingredients
- 1 eggplant
- 1 5.3 oz container of Greek Yogurt
- 3/4 teaspoon curry powder
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 can Blue Diamond Salt and Vinegar Almonds
- Oil of choice
Instructions
- Slice eggplant into about 1/4 inch slices
- Mix yogurt, curry powder, cayenne, alt and lime and set aside
- Place enough oil to cover the bottom of a pan and set it on the stove on a medium flame
- As it heats up, crush almonds (this can be done in a food processor for a more uniform coating, or you can place the almonds in a plastic bag and use a hammer or rolling pin and have at it)
- Spread spiced yogurt dip on each side of the slices of eggplant
- Coat with the almond mixture
- And, when oil is hot, fry eggplant slices for about 2-3 minutes on each side
- Drain on paper towels, sprinkle with parsley and crushed pepper flakes and enjoy
Ah what?? I need to pick to pick fight with you..Mc dreamy, not dreamy..Oh God, I love love him. You need to go back watch all episodes and please re consider….(lol)
Girl, I am hooked on to Grey’s Anatomy and feel so sad in summers. Just like your little girl, my teen has hooked me on to Pretty Little Liars, crazyyy..
Anyways, love this recipe and I made something like this today for snacking, just love it.
hugs to you and your sweet little girl. It would be so nice if we could all meet up.
xx
Haha! I do love McDreamy, I mean how can you not love those eyes! It’s McSteamy that urks me – not sure why – clearly, I have issues! 🙂
You are so right – I would LOVE to meet you, Asha! Funny thing is my daughter and I came to San Fran in 2010 – before I started my blog – not sure when we will come back, but I do go to NYC around July 23rd most years – so if you ever happen to be there then…
Shashi, even look of these eggplants making me hungry! Also, almond crust sounds so delicious! Great recipe! Pinning, of course!
Thanks so much Savita!
I too adore the tv…I’m totally addicted in the craziest way. My kitchen overlooks the living room so our tv is always on. I feel ya sister! But these eggplants just look fantastic!!! It’s a totally creative way to use eggplant! Love it!
Oh my – now I wouldn’t get any cooking done if my TV overlooked my living room! 🙂
By the way – thanks so much Mila
That looks so good! It’s been too long since I’ve had eggplant.
Have a beautiful day!
Thanks Melanie – hope you are having a wonderful week too, dear.
Haha I barely watched any tv before the.boy and now…we watch a lot of it! Mostly as background noise, but still. It’s definitely habit-forming!
Haha – that boy of yours is all kinds of trouble – eh?! 🙂
I’m with you. I never understood all of the hype about Grey’s Anatomy. 🙂 But I do see the hype over this eggplant dish. What a great way to cook eggplant! Love the use of the yogurt and coating! Great dish Shashi!
Thanks so much MJ!
I love pan fried eggplants .. and almond coated sounds perfect!! I have been meaning to do a parmesan coated one but now, i might just try this out!! Looks great Shashi! DO link up at SaucySaturdays!! Have a great weekend darling,, 🙂
Thanks so very much for the kind words and link-up offer! Will definitely try to next Saturday! Hope you have a wonderful week xx
I love eggplants, unfortunately I am the only one in the household who likes them but this isn’t stopping me from cooking them from time to time 🙂
Hey – that means you don’t have to share! Score!!! 🙂 Thanks Agata!
love eggplant..looks fantastic
I love eggplant! I bet the nuts gives this a great texture!
They sure did – thanks so much Whitney!
This eggplant looks totally amazing! Will have to try it.
I don’t watch much television, but I do sometimes have it on while I work. I pay so little attention to it though that I can get halfway through a show and think- wait, I think I’ve seen this before. 🙂
Hahaha! I get that way about movies sometimes, Christin! Every time I watch the Twilight saga with my daughter – it’s like it’s the first time 🙂
I wasn’t into TV before I started dating my boyfriend. And then it became How I Met Your Mother, Homeland, Scandal, Masterchef… and lately, I’ve been indulging in The Mindy Project. I don’t have that much time to watch TV but it’s definitely been happening more lately! I love eggplant and I don’t know why it gets such a bad rep from some of my friends. Eggplant is one of my favourite veggies and this is such a great use of almonds!
My sis has been trying to get me to watch The Mindy Project – I tried watching it once and fell asleep – guess I gotta try again…
BTW – Thanks Genevieve!
I love eggplant! And I love how you were so creative with the nut coating. I’m going to try that for sure. Also, loved the quote you used in the first paragraph of this post. 🙂
Thanks so much Byron!
Wow… I want to dive into your photos. I am the only one in my family that will eat eggplant… but I think I can still eat all of those slices. 🙂
Thanks Ramona – hey, at least you won’t have to share! 🙂 My daughter fought me for the last piece – her arms are longer than mine so she won 🙁
Eggplant is my favourite vegetable. I love the addition of almonds to this recipe, I bet it adds such a delicious crunch! The spices sound amazing too, I definitely need to try this!
Thanks so much Harriet!
This eggplant looks incredible, Shashi! Love the almond coating!
Thanks bunches Kelly!