This is a delicious stuffed eggplant recipe. This was inspired by the baby eggplants growing beautifully in my parent's garden. A gentle easy spice masala mix roasted and blended and then stuffed into the brinjals. cooked and then tossed in a yogurt-based curry - neither too spicy nor too tart - it's a great balance. have it with Makai Roti, Bajra Roti or rice!  This is a south Indian-inspired masala mix, perhaps a bit of Hyderabad is here too, along with Andhra. I’m not sure, but I mixed and matched a couple of youtube recipes and here we go. (this has been made once a week since!)

Savoury Okay, I gotta admit that these two young ladies have really got me going in all directions! I’ve often scoffed at the idea of masala pasta – cringed at those ready masala pasta packets in the store aisles, but last week I began to ask – what was so horrendous about it? I mustn’t pull faces at any kind of food. There’s grain, sauce, seasonings – but it’s just that I am so conditioned to see authentic as is – a pasta must be Italian and nothing else. Well, I must change this, and perhaps this is my stepping stone. I used the delicious SpiceQure Immunity Booster powder with quinoa pasta, with a milk base-sauce. The sauce just lightly coats the penne and tastes just delicious, even without cheese. But in my books, cheese is always a good idea! Shop at: https://www.instagram.com/spicequre_/ The Recipe Serves 1 Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp SpiceQure Immunity Booster 2 tsp minced garlic 1 medium onion, chopped ½ cup medley vegetables of choice, diced 1 cup pasta, boiled al dente 2-3 tbsp pasta water 1 tsp salt 1 tsp red chili flakes (optional) ½ cup milk (whole is preferred) cheese for garnish (optional) Instructions Heat the olive oil on medium and add garlic and onions Once they start to sizzle and fragrant (3 minutes), add the SpiceQure, chili flakes and vegetables to cook, stirring frequently Add the milk once the veggies are cooked through, and combine and cook for 3 minutes Then add the pasta, pasta water and salt and cook for a few more minutes Serve with a grating of cheese (optional)