Brinjal Sambal - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large eggplant
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped finely
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
4 canned tomatoes or 2 big fresh tomatoes, chopped
3 -6 green chilies (depending on how hot you like it!)
1 cardamom
2 cloves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Slice egg plant in half and put in a baking dish and cover with foil.
Bake for about one hour until the egg plant looks greyish.
Scoop it out and set aside.
In a saucepan, heat oil and add onio.
Then add spices.
Cook for about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes, chillies and egg plant and cook until the vegetables are cooked and you may need to add a little water as you're cooking it so that it doesn't get too dry.