Thai Taste Pea Aubergines 210g

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Cumin seeds– cumin seeds are added to hot oil to release flavour. You can use mustard seeds as an alternative. Choose a pot at least 30cm (1ft) in diameter and fill with multi-purpose compost, then plant one young aubergine in the centre. Wash the aubergine and pat dry using a clean kitchen towel. Cut the aubergine into medium size dice just before you start cooking. It is considered invasive in New Caledonia, where it was likely introduced in 1900. [4] Solanum torvum is a bushy, erect and spiny perennial plant The plant is usually 2 or 3 m in height and 2 cm in basal diameter, but may reach 5m in height and 8 cm in basal diameter. The shrub usually has a single stem at ground level, but it may branch on the lower stem. The stem bark is gray and nearly smooth with raised lenticels. Composition [ edit ] Chemistry [ edit ]

Aqueous extracts of turkey berry are lethal to mice by depressing the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets in their blood (Tapia and others 1996). Methyl caffeate, extracted from the fruit of S. torvum, shows an antidiabetic effect in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. [9] In terms of broad categories, however, there are a few key types of eggplant. Below are some of the most popular to use as a starting point for a greenhouse or small vegetable garden– although this list is by no means exhaustive. Also known as Solanum torvum Sw, Devil's Fig, Terung Pipit, susumber, platebrush, Ma khua Puang and 水茄, the fruit of the turkey berry is small and round, giving rise to yet other name, pea eggplant. Turkey berry has been grafted with eggplant in an attempt to incorporate favorable genes for resistance to Verticillium wilt into the vegetable. [16] See also [ edit ]Several other Solanum species have at one time been included in S. torvum as subspecies or varieties: [3] Chinese: With an even thinner skin and fewer seeds, these types of eggplant are sweeter still. Long, light in color and lovely in stir-fries.

Temperatures and timings may vary depending on your air fryer, water content of your vegetables and size you have cut. Serving Suggestion Please remember to remove the seeds if not they'll be super spicy. Soaking the dried chillies first makes them softer and easier to pound. Do NOT touch your eyes after handling the dried chillies or they will burn! Peel and finely crush a clove of garlic and add to the pan. Roughly chop 3 medium-sized tomatoes and stir into the aubergine with 2 level tbsp of ras el hanout. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes, keeping the heat only moderately high, until the tomatoes have softened.Name - Solanum torvum Sw. synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 19 February 2010. In a large frying pan, cook the onion in 2 tablespoons of oil over a low heat. After 10 minutes, add the tomato purée, cinnamon, turmeric, cumin, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, ½ teaspoon of freshly ground pepper, the chopped tomatoes and split peas.

In this case, “bhaji” in Onion Bhaji refers to bhajiya or fritters, but “bhaji” in Brinjal Bhaji means dry curry or sabji. Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Pour the olive oil into a large ovenproof dish or roasting tin and heat in the oven for 5-10 minutes. Carefully add the aubergine cubes to the hot oil. Season well with salt and pepper, add the diluted rose harissa and toss everything together. Turkey berry apparently is native from Florida and southern Alabama through the West Indies and from Mexico through Central America and South America through Brazil (Little and others 1974). Because of its rapid spread as a weed in disturbed lands, it is difficult to tell which populations are native and which are introduced. Turkey berry has been introduced and naturalizedThe eggplant is part of the Solanaceae family and it can also be called nightshades. The fruit is also known by the same name and this is used as a vegetable when cooking. The nightshade is related to the tomato and potato and it is most commonly found in South Asia. The eggplant grows to between 40-150 cm and the leaves are coarsely lobed with a length of 10-20 cm in length and 5-10 cm in width.