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That's not fesenjan!
Nov. 22nd, 2011 09:02 pmRice
Cooked as normal. Stuck some ghee in once the water had boiled off to encourage the bottom to go crunchy. That is not how it is supposed to work.
Not fesenjan-e bademjan
Fried some onions and aubergine in oil+ghee until the former were brownish and the latter were melty.
Meanwhile toasted the seeds of four (4) green cardamom pods with a couple of tablespoons buckwheat flour. When it started browning, added some ground toasted walnuts. Once I decided they'd had long enough, added seeds of one (1) pomegranate. Prodded dubiously with a wooden spoon. Eventually added the onion-aubergine mix and a couple of handfuls of dried chopped dates.
Serving
Poured the one over the other, topped with yoghurt-and-mint-leaves.
Verdict
Two of the three people I fed this to really liked it and want me to make it again. The third thought it lacked umame but for some unaccountable reason thought "KEJAP MANIS" was an inappropriate solution. :-(
Cooked as normal. Stuck some ghee in once the water had boiled off to encourage the bottom to go crunchy. That is not how it is supposed to work.
Not fesenjan-e bademjan
Fried some onions and aubergine in oil+ghee until the former were brownish and the latter were melty.
Meanwhile toasted the seeds of four (4) green cardamom pods with a couple of tablespoons buckwheat flour. When it started browning, added some ground toasted walnuts. Once I decided they'd had long enough, added seeds of one (1) pomegranate. Prodded dubiously with a wooden spoon. Eventually added the onion-aubergine mix and a couple of handfuls of dried chopped dates.
Serving
Poured the one over the other, topped with yoghurt-and-mint-leaves.
Verdict
Two of the three people I fed this to really liked it and want me to make it again. The third thought it lacked umame but for some unaccountable reason thought "KEJAP MANIS" was an inappropriate solution. :-(
