# Crispy Tomato & Eggplant Rice

Let's make crispy tomato and eggplant rice inspired by my Persian roots.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- globe eggplants
- olive oil
- summer tomatoes
- garlic
- tomato paste
- turmeric
- cinnamon
- basmati rice

## Instructions

1. Start by cutting up globe eggplants.
2. Char the eggplants in the oven.
3. Cut some fresh summer tomatoes to make a tomato sauce.
4. Add caramelized tomato paste and spices like turmeric and cinnamon into a red pot with some olive oil.
5. Add the cut tomatoes into the red pot with spices and tomato paste.
6. The eggplants join the sauce.
7. Add par-cooked basmati rice into a non-stick pot with some olive oil and turmeric.
8. Layer the flavorful sauce with the rice.
9. Top it all off with a head of garlic that will infuse into everything.
10. Cover the pot with a kitchen towel and then with the lid.
11. Cook the rice mixture on the stove.

## Equipment

- oven
- knife
- cutting board
- baking sheet
- pot
- wooden spoon
- non-stick pot
- lid
- kitchen towel

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EpVJnSByw/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0b12a307-196c-4339-8258-a378b1e87b9e
- Extracted: 2025-09-08

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