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Eggplant Lasagna
Main Ingredients | Eggplant / Brinjal, Mozzarella cheese |
Cuisine | Italian |
Course | Main Course Vegetarian |
Prep Time | 11-15 minutes |
Cook time | 16-20 minutes |
Serve | 4 |
Taste | Mild |
Level of Cooking | Easy |
Others | Veg |
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant / brinjal cut into small cubes
- Grated mozzarella cheese as required
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- ½ tablespoon butter
- 2-3 tablespoons tomato puree
- Crushed black peppercorns to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 medium tomato, cut into cubes
- 5-7 fresh basil leaves + few sprigs for garnishing
- A pinch of sugar
- Cheddar cheese as required
- 3-4 lasagna sheets,boiled
Method
- Preheat oven to 180ºC
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic and saute till light brown. Add onion, mix and saute till golden.
- Add butter and mix well. Add eggplant, mix and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Cut lasagna sheets into roundels or squares with a small bowl the same size as the glasses in which the lasagna is going to be cooked.
- Add tomato puree to the pan, reduce heat and mix well. Reduce heat, add salt, crushed peppercorns, red chilli flakes and dried herbs and mix well.
- Add balsamic vinegar and mix well. Add tomato, mix again and switch off heat.
- Roughly chop basil leaves, add and mix well. Add sugar and mix again.
- Line individual small ovenproof glasses with 2 lasagna roundels/squares. Put in a spoonful of the eggplant mixture, a little cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Put some more eggplant mixture. Over the cheese place a couple of lasagna roundel/square. Put some more eggplant mixture topped with cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.
- Keep the glasses on a baking tray. Place the baking tray in preheated oven and bake for 5-6 minutes or till the cheese gets gratinated.
- Serve hot garnished with basil sprigs.
Nutrition Info
Calories | 438 |
Carbohydrates | 42.9 |
Protein | 13.9 |
Fat | 23.4 |
Other Fiber | Fiber- 8.8gm |
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