🇬🇾 Guyanese Baigan choka/ eggplant| full recipe

eggplant

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cooked potatoes

Zucchini offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil provides healthier fats and flavor.

Roast eggplant over an open flame until charred and soft, about 15-20 minutes.

Remove the eggplant from the heat and let cool slightly.

Peel the charred skin off the eggplant and discard.

Mash the eggplant in a bowl until smooth.

Finely chop onion, garlic, and tomato.

Add chopped onion, garlic, and tomato to the mashed eggplant.

Mix in lime juice, vegetable oil, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.

Stir until well combined and adjust seasoning to taste.

Serve at room temperature or chilled with flatbread or rice.

Cooking Techniques

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