This is a very simple but delicious rustic one pot dish. Cook over a campfire or slightly less adventurously in a tagine, claypot or casserole. Its low in fat but high in flavour. The vegetables have a roasted taste with just a few sprays of oil and the stock reduces to a delicious sauce. The black skins of aubergines contain the powerful (cell membrane protecting) antioxidant nasunin.

ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ 2 genourlsy as a main course, ಅಥವಾ 4 as a side dish or starter

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಆಲೂಗೆಡ್ಡೆ, scrubbed and cubed into large (2 ಇಂಚು, 5ಸೆಂ) chunks

an aubergine (eggplant, melanzane, brinjal), cubed (as above)

a carrot, ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ

a stick of celery, ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿದ

4 ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ ಲವಂಗ, peeled and quartered

a handful of chestnut mushrooms (ಐಚ್ಛಿಕ)

vegatble stock (or water)

2 teaspoons of dark vegetable bouillon

2 teapsoons of papirka

2 ಬೇ ಎಲೆಗಳು

100ಗ್ರಾಂ (3 ಮತ್ತು 1/2 ಔನ್ಸ್) firm tofu cubed into 1 ಇಂಚು (2.5ಸೆಂ) ತುಣುಕುಗಳನ್ನು

ಉಪ್ಪು ಮತ್ತು ಮೆಣಸು

oil spray

a sprinkle of chilli flakes to serve (ಐಚ್ಛಿಕ)

ವಿಧಾನ

Preheat oven to 200C (400ಎಫ್, ಅನಿಲ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ 6)

Put all the vegetables and garlic (retaining the tofu for later) into a large, lidded tagine or casserole dish and add vegetable stock or water so they are half submerged

Season with salt and pepper and add the two teaspoons each of dark vegetable bouillon, bay leaves and paprika

Using two spoons mix well and spray the tops with oil.

Put the lid on and cook for half and hour

After half an hour remove from the oven, take of the lid, add the tofu and mix again. Respray the top with oil and put back in the oven. Turn it up to 220C (425ಎಫ್, ಅನಿಲ ಮಾರ್ಕ್ 7) and cook for a further 30 minutes or until the potatoes are browned and tender

Serve sprinkled with black pepper and chilli flakes (ಐಚ್ಛಿಕ)