Method
- Place the eggplant and zucchini in a colander, sprinkle with salt and let it rest for about 30minutes until the bitter juices are extracted.
- In a saucepan, add little olive oil and saute the sliced onions followd by garlic and bell pepper.
- Cook for approx 2 minutes.
- Rinse the eggplant and zucchini, dry it out a little and then add it to the onion mixture. Saute for 2 minutes and then add the dried herbs, coriander-cumin powder, cover the pan and cook for 20minutes until little soft.
- Add the tomatoes, puree with salt and pepper and cook for another 5-10 minutes until all the vegetables get soft.
- Serve warm garnished with basil or parsley.
Courtesy: http://chefinyou.com/
Ingredients:
3 to 4 - tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup - tomato puree
2 to 3 cloves - garlic, minced
1 - onion, chopped
1 tsp - cumin-coriander powder
3 - zucchini, chopped
1 - large eggplant
1 - large red bell pepper ( tri colors work too )
basil for garnish
1 tsp - herbs de provence ( or you can use mixed dried herbs like rosemary, marjoram, basil, bay leaf, thyme, lavender flowers etc)
salt to taste