Braised Aubergines

Ingredients

• 500g aubergines, in large pieces
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 5 dried red chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp cornflour in 50ml water
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• Sugar and salt
• Oil for frying

Method

1. Soak the aubergine in salted water for 10 minutes, then dry it completely. Wet aubergine in hot oil is dangerous and soggy.
2. Fry in hot oil until pale brown and soft. Drain.
3. In 2 tbsp oil, fry the ginger-garlic paste for a minute, then salt, sugar, vinegar and soy.
4. Cornflour water in, stir until the sauce goes clear.
5. Return the aubergine, coat, and finish with sesame oil off the heat.