Maunika Gowardhan's spicy aubergine raita recipe - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Maunika Gowardhan’ s spicy aubergine raita recipe By You Magazine - October 31, 2021 Indians use most vegetables in a raita. The cooling effect of dairy or yoghurt-based dishes is an essential part of a thali to balance the meal, while the inclusion of vegetables gives a wonderful texture. Here, roasted aubergines are cooked with cumin, peppercorn and chilli, then mixed with coriander and creamy yoghurt. You can use any vegetable for this dish, including okra, carrots or even potato. Sam Harris SERVES 4 300g aubergines, cut into thick round slices 5 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1/2 tsp black peppercorns 160g Greek yoghurt, thinned with about 3 tbsp water Pinch of sugar Salt, to taste 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder or mild chilli powder Chopped coriander, to garnish Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the aubergine slices on a lined baking tray. Brush all the slices with the oil and roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and peppercorns to a pestle and mortar and grind to a coarse powder. Put the yoghurt in a mixing bowl with the sugar and season with salt. Place the roasted aubergine in a serving bowl and pour over half the yoghurt. Sprinkle the crushed cumin seeds and peppercorns on top, along with the chilli powder. Pour over the remaining yoghurt and garnish with fresh coriander. Serve alongside your favourite curry. Buy the book Thali by Maunika Gowardhan is published by Hardie Grant, price £22. To order a copy for £18.70 until 14 November, go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 020 3308 9193. Free UK delivery on orders over £20. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved