Recipe with Lemoneez
 
Brinjals & Rice Egyptian style

Course Main Course
Ingredients Egg plant (brinjal) - 4 medium sized
Cooked Rice - 3 cups
Tomato - 4 (large) chopped
Hommade Tomato
Puree - ¾ cup 
Onion - 2-3 (large) chopped 
Hommade Garlic Paste - 1 ½ teaspoon 
Hommade Ginger Paste - ¼ teaspoon 
Capsicum - 2 chopped 
Green chillies - 1 tsp chopped and deseeded 
Cottage cheese (crumbled) - ¾ cup 
Cheddar cheese (grated) - ¼ cup 
Oil - 2 tablespoons 
Mixed herbs - ¾ tsp 
Salt & Pepper - to taste 

Ingredients for Tomato Salsa
Tomato - 4 medium sized 
Onion - 2 
Green chillies - 1 
Lemoneez - 2 tsp 
Salt - to taste
Procedure 1. Cut the top of the brinjal and scoop out the inside
2. Rub salt and ½ tsp. garlic paste inside
3. Invert and let it drain for half an hour
4. Meanwhile prepare stuffing 

Stuffing preparation:

1. Heat oil and add chopped onion and cook till golden brown 
2. Add chillies, remaining Hommade Garlic and Ginger Paste & add tomatoes & Tomato Puree
3. Cook till thickened. 
4. Add rice, herbs, salt and pepper
5. Add cottage cheese and half the cheddar cheese and chopped capsicum 
6. Cook for a minute or two till blended
7. Spoon in the stuffing in the brinjal and rub outsides with oil and with the brinjal top
8. And bake at 350 degree centigrade for 30-40 minutes or till done
9. After removing from the oven, remove the top and cover with cheddar cheese
10. Put it back in the oven till the cheese is melted
11. Serve with the remaining stuffing accompanied with tomato salsa

Method for Tomato Salsa: Mix all the ingredients in a blender and serve as desired
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