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Melanzane Parmigiana

Name: Indian-spiced potato cakes and brinjal raita
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: potatoes, peeled and halved 4 ,wilted baby spinach 30 g ,peas, blanched 30g ,ground cumin 1t ,fresh green chillies, chopped 2 ,garlic, crushed 2 cloves ,Flour, for dusting ,nigella seeds 1 T ,sunflower oil 1/3cup ,For the raita: ,brinjals, halved lengthways 2 ,olive oil 2T ,Chilli salt ,yoghurt 1/2cup ,lemon, juiced 1/2,garlic, crushed 2 cloves

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 20 - 25 minutes

Ingredients

2 large brinjals
3 T olive oil
1 x 200 g packet ready-made cheese sauce
200 g packet readymade tomato sauce
Parmesan
Bread

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Slice large brinjals lengthways into 2 cm thick slices, then pan-fry in hot olive oil for 2 minutes a side.

Season, then layer in a large ovenproof dish, dividing a packet of ready-made cheese sauce and a packet of ready-made tomato sauce between the layers.

Top with grated Parmesan, then bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Serve with lots of crusty bread.

Cook's note: here's a recipe for mock Parmesan if you are avoiding dairy.

This is a test recipe

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