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Burnt aubergine chilli - I finally did it!

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SillyBub · 08/10/2023 19:28

Having seen the BBC Burnt Aubergine Chilli recipe recommended on here loads of times, plus it always comes up when I've Googled 'family vegetarian meals' (DH is veggie) and the fact we all love Mexican food; it's somewhat bizarre that I've never cooked it before.

Well today I did.

Why the fuck haven't I before? It's unbelievably delicious and now sits absolutely top of the very small league of meals that the whole family loves. I didn't even need to rinse the pan or plates before they hit the dishwasher.

If anyone else has any recommendations of family vegetarian meals, please share and I will promise to not overlook them for years like I did this one. They just need to be egg free.

Burnt aubergine veggie chilli recipe | BBC Good Food

This warming aubergine chilli is low fat and four of your five-a-day. Serve up this smoky spiced vegetarian supper with brown rice and all your favourite trimmings

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/burnt-aubergine-veggie-chilli

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Cindy1802 · 08/10/2023 19:44

Bosh curry house jalfrezi is a delicious veggie curry. I add more aubergine than the recipe says, just because I love it in a curry.

I also batch cook the stock and freeze it, then its a super quick mid week curry.

daisydaredyou · 08/10/2023 19:49

This sounds amazing but I can't imagine how you can just put a whole aubergine on a lit gas ring?? Doesn't it like....catch on fire? I need to see a video of this part!

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SillyBub · 08/10/2023 19:56

daisydaredyou · 08/10/2023 19:49

This sounds amazing but I can't imagine how you can just put a whole aubergine on a lit gas ring?? Doesn't it like....catch on fire? I need to see a video of this part!

I don't actually have a gas hob anymore, but when I did, I used to 'burn' aubergines and peppers this way. They don't set on fire and the smoky flavour is delicious! You just put them on the ring and turn them every few minutes.

I actually hot roasted my aubergines (I used 2 small ones as that's all I could get) today rather than grill them as per the recipe but I forgot to pierce them so one exploded in the oven! I rescued it and covered it in foil in a dish for the rest of the cook. The aubergine completely melts into the sauce which is perfect for my non-aubergine eating children. I could taste that it was there as I love aubergines but they couldn't.

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SillyBub · 08/10/2023 20:03

Cindy1802 · 08/10/2023 19:44

Bosh curry house jalfrezi is a delicious veggie curry. I add more aubergine than the recipe says, just because I love it in a curry.

I also batch cook the stock and freeze it, then its a super quick mid week curry.

My children are both starting to really enjoy curries and 'your' Bosh Curry House Jalfrezi sounds like something they might like. Having a single meal the whole family absolutely love, rather than just being something we'll all eat, is what I dream of. I am definitely cooking this one soon. Thank you!

Curry House Jalfrezi | BOSH!

One of the world's most enjoyed curries, a good old curry house jalfrezi recipe. Did you know that the spicy and flavourful jalfrezi has now knocked the tikka masala off its throne as Britain's favourite curry? True story. Frankly, once you've tasted...

https://www.bosh.tv/recipes/curry-house-jalfrezi

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Thecatisboss · 08/10/2023 20:09

I am one of the people always recommending it so glad you loved it! It's one of the meals we will all eat too.

Also loved here is a green lentil bolognese and meera sodha roasted paneer aloo gobi which is gorgeous.

Thecatisboss · 08/10/2023 20:10

Burnt aubergine chilli also has the nickname exploded aubergine chilli due to me forgetting to prick the aubergine before grilling it.

BraveMaeve · 08/10/2023 20:14

I absolutely love this recipe, I think I might have seen it on here too. Genuinely is one of the few vegetarian recipes that meat-loving (and normally aubergine-hating) DH likes a lot. I'm not vegetarian but it's my favourite chilli recipe.

Unabletomitigate · 08/10/2023 20:27

Definitely going to try this!
Thanks!

Cindy1802 · 08/10/2023 20:32

SillyBub · 08/10/2023 20:03

My children are both starting to really enjoy curries and 'your' Bosh Curry House Jalfrezi sounds like something they might like. Having a single meal the whole family absolutely love, rather than just being something we'll all eat, is what I dream of. I am definitely cooking this one soon. Thank you!

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My 2.5 year old loves it. I hold on the spice for him and just add it at the end for me and my husband (we love spice!)

Serve it with rice, naan and riata. Yum!

Will try the burnt aubergine curry!

potatoheads · 08/10/2023 21:20

How long does the aubergine take on the gas hob?

Sourisblanche · 08/10/2023 21:24

Have been meaning to try this so thanks for the reminder.

Reallybadidea · 08/10/2023 21:25

potatoheads · 08/10/2023 21:20

How long does the aubergine take on the gas hob?

Fucking ages! I don't bother anymore, just grill it and add chipotle chilli paste for the smokey flavour.

It is hands down the best chilli ever though

Plumful · 08/10/2023 21:31

Sounds delicious

Zippedydoodahday · 08/10/2023 21:38

How does hot roasting work? Is that just normal roasting? That sounds less faff than the grill which gives me visions of the smoke alarm going off repeatedly.

Namddf · 08/10/2023 21:53

Could I stick the whole aubergine in the air fryer to burn it?

FFSWhatDidIJustSee · 08/10/2023 22:02

Thecatisboss · 08/10/2023 20:10

Burnt aubergine chilli also has the nickname exploded aubergine chilli due to me forgetting to prick the aubergine before grilling it.

I made exploded aubergine moussaka a while back.

bellac11 · 09/10/2023 07:18

Are the puy lentils dried or from a tin, I dont want to use a small amount from a tin and have nothing to do with the others

bellac11 · 09/10/2023 07:23

Also that BOSH jalfrazi curry, the cooking times look very short to me, does it work withh the times given?

Meadowdog · 09/10/2023 07:33

I too would like tips on burning the aubergine without setting off the fire alarm, please! An airfryer technique would be brilliant or else some idiot-proof instructions for baking or grilling?

McIntire · 09/10/2023 08:23

I only have induction hob but have a gas barbecue.
Do you think it would work if I charred the aubergine directly on the flame of that? TIA

Bluestoat · 09/10/2023 08:28

BBQ should work- or I used one of those wanky flame gas thingys that dh brought to make crème brûlée with (he never used it) a little blow torch thing

McIntire · 09/10/2023 10:16

Bluestoat · 09/10/2023 08:28

BBQ should work- or I used one of those wanky flame gas thingys that dh brought to make crème brûlée with (he never used it) a little blow torch thing

Thanks - I will try it and report back

studentlife1 · 09/10/2023 13:43

Also wondering if my husbands blow torch will work! 😂