Jul 10, 2008

Eggplant Gratin

This is another recipe adopted from Ina Gareten's cookbook..Another way to relish eggplants in a cheesy tomato sauce..It is a quick recipe and reall satisfying..

Ingredients

(Source: Barefoot in Paris by Ina Garten)

Eggplants - 3 medium sized ones
Parmesan cheese - 1 1/2 cup
Eggs - 2
Milk - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Freshly ground pepper
Marinara sauce - 1 cup
Olive oil for shallow frying the eggplants

Directions


Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Shallow fry the eggplants in ol over medium heat, till they are browned on both sides and cooked through..Be careful during this process as it splatters..Transfer the cooked eggplant slices to paper towels and drain..
In a small bowl,mix together the cheese,eggs,milk,slat and pepper..
In a baking dish,place a layer of eggplant slices,sprinkle some cheese,slat pepper and a spoonful of marinara sauce..Next,add a second layer of eggplant,salt,pepper and finally a sprinkling of cheese..
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 425 degrees.Lower the heat to 375 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or until the top is browned..

Serve warm..


13 comments:

  1. Very nice recipe Divya, looks delicious!!!

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  2. Divya..Ur mom would sure be proud of you afterall you have started cooking only few months back...Looking delicious

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  3. Eggplant is great for gratin never thought it :) Looks delicious

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  4. Nice one Divya,this is the way I love to have eggplants with cheese.

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  5. this is my kind of dish - i love eggplant.

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  6. Nice and a very unique recipe divya . looking very delicious and yummy.

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  7. would luv to try this recipe soon...sounds easy..insttead of marinara sause ,could i use pasta sause?

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  8. Looks yummy and appetizing. Good one.

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  9. Nice recipe Divya! Looks so good!

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  10. Dee-li-cious! I love eggplant. Cant wait to try this:)

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  11. lovely recipe Divya! Looks delicious. Good job.

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  12. Looks Yummy Divya. I have a surprise for you in my blog.

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