BROKEN WHEAT and EGGPLANT

Egg plant is also known as brinjal. You may come across various delicious and mouth watering recipes prepared from eggplant. The famous French dish ratatouille has eggplant as its main component. Eggplant is from vegetable family solanaceae. Apart from its culinary importance eggplant is a valuable nutritious food.

Eggplant Nutrition

Eggplant is available in variety of colors; purple, violet, green, white and in elongated or round shape.
Eggplant contains plenty of carbohydrate. Proteins and fats are negligible in eggplant. Eggplant is rich in fiber; people consume eggplant to facilitate proper bowel movement.

Nutritional Value Of Eggplant

100g serving of raw eggplant contains

• 2.5 of carbohydrate, 2 .5g of fiber, and 75kj of energy.

Egg plant contains equal amount of Carb and fiber and so a liberal intake of eggplant dishes can be had by GD patients. When eggplant is combined with broken wheat, it doubles its nutritional value.
Eggplant bath with broken wheat:

Broken wheat                  2 cups
Eggplant pieces                 1 cup
Bengal gram                      2 tsp
Coriander seeds                3 tsp
Red chilli                           3
Oil                                    3 tsp
Mustard and cumin seeds   1tsp each
Asafoetida powder            1 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt to taste
1. Cook broken wheat with 4 cups of water in the cooker and allow it to cool.
2. Dry fry bengal gram, coriander seeds and chilli and powder them coarsely.
3.Season mustard and cumin seeds in the oil and add brinjal(eggplant) pieces to it.With out adding water, cover the pan and allow the vegetable to get cooked softly.Add the ground powder and salt to it and mix well.Add the cooked rice to it and mix it very gently. When the bath is done, add curry leaves and close the stove.This is the best dish for afternoon lunch as well.