Aubergine Pickle Recipes

PICKLED AUBERGINES IN OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Wash and peel aubergines.
• Dry them well and cut them into strips.
• Then put them in a colander and sprinkle them with coarse salt.
• Cover with a flat plate and put an additional weight on its surface, this will serve to eliminate all the water present in the eggplant.
• Let them rest for about 10 hours. Every two hours you can remove excess water from the eggplant container.
• After 10 hours,with a clean cloth remove excess water. Pour the vinegar (500ml) and water (500ml) into a large pot and bring to the boil, and let the aubergines cook for about 3 minutes.
• Place the cooked aubergines on a plate covered with paper towels. Let them cool for about an hour or so.
• Meanwhile, cut the carrots, garlic and celery into rounds.
• In a jar, superimpose the aubergines with carrots, celery, garlic, basil and oregano. Complete the layers with enough olive oil to completely cover the aubergines. Continue until the jar will be full.I recommend waiting at least a week to eat the picked aubergine in oil, but if you can wait two weeks your eggplant will be even tastier.

AUBERGINE PICKLE

Steps:

• Put the onions, ginger and oil in a large saucepan and gently cook for 15 mins until soft. Stir in the spices and curry leaves and fry for a few mins, then add the tomato purée and tamarind and fry for a few mins more.
• Stir in the aubergines, raisins, sugar and vinegar. Heat gently until the sugar has dissolved, then simmer for 20 mins until the chutney has thickened. Leave for 10 mins, then spoon into sterilised jars and seal. The pickle can be eaten straight away and keeps for up to 6 months.

PICKLED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) - JAMIE OLIVER

Steps:

• Combine water, vinegar and salt in a pot. Bring to a boil.
• Remove the green end of each eggplant. Slice in half lengthwise, then cut across into 1/2" slices. Cut slices into 1/2" batons. Add to boiling brine for 3 minutes. If they float, keep re-submerging them with a spoon.
• Combine oregano, chile, garlic and both oils. Drain eggplant and add to oil mixture. Toss well.
• Put canning jars into boiling water for 5 minutes. Transfer eggplant and oil to canning jars and seal.

BRINJAL EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) PICKLE (GOA, INDIA)

Steps:

• Julianne or dice small brinjal-eggplant.
• Layer brinjal with salt alternately. Let stand 4-5 hours till water separates from vegetable.
• Squeeze in handfuls brinjal till water is removed. Keep in separate bowl.
• Grind ginger and garlic in some of the vinegar to paste.
• Heat oil till smoke starts rising. Fry brinjals two hand fulls at a time. Drain with slotted spoon and set aside. Wait for water to evaporate from oil, till the bubbles stop before frying another lot of brinjal.
• Add and fry garlic and ginger paste for 5 minutes.
• Add dry spices, fry 2 minutes.
• Add vinegar and tamarind, mix well for 1 minute.
• Add curry leaves and sugar, mix well.
• Add brinjal mix well and cook 1-2 minutes.
• Cool and bottle.