Ratatouille - French vegetarian recipe

This dish is very simple to make provided you have the right ingredients. Ratatouille can be eaten with rice, pasta, or rotis (bread).

Ingredients

• Brinjal (aubergine, eggplant) - 2 numbers, sliced into thin circles
• Capsicum (1 yellow, 1 green) - Sliced horizontally into strips
• Zucchini (2) - Sliced horizontally into circular strips
• Onions - 1 big, sliced fine
• Garlic - 4 pods crushed
• Tomato paste (puree) - equivalent to 3 to 4 tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Herb mixture (Basil, rosemary, thyme, parsley) - Fresh/dried
• Salt

Procedure

1. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a flat bottomed pan.
2. When the oil is hot, add onions, and stir fry for a minute on medium flame
3. Add garlic paste and tomato puree, and cook for about a minute.
4. Add the eggplant slices, and cook for ten minutes
5. Add the other vegetables, herbs, and salt
6. Add around half a cup of water
7. Cook for 20 minutes on a low flame, mixing intermittently. Add water if the mixture dries up.
8. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and mix