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Baked Burmese Eggplant Salad/khayan dhi pope thote

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If you like Indian Baigan Ka Bharta//Roasted mashed spiced eggplant or Middle Eastern dip Baba Ganouj, should try this egg plant salad. Eggplant I love them now, however when I was young I used to hate them. 
One thing about eggplant is they are bland just like zucchini; you can add any spices or vegetables they will get blend in very easily and becomes a tasty dish. Baingan ka Bharta is one of favorite dish, everywhere Indian restaurant cater them irrespective of countries. Even though preparation is same in all case the taste is only good some time. 
I was curious to taste various cuisines; however courage came only after marriage because hubby encourages me a lot. So when I decided to host AWED, I immediately picked Burmese cuisine, it is one I had never tried. If you watch old Hindi movies you can see hero will be going outside India to do business in Rangoon, Burma. I thought since it borders our country, it is interesting to explore its cuisine. During my last grocery shopping I bought eggplant thinking of making a stir fry. While browsing for recipes of Burmese cuisine I found this roasted eggplant salad recipe. I decided to give it a try, however not being sure about the taste I made only two serving using half of the egg plant. Other half I used to make pulincurry with them.
Like I read, it tastes unique, you need to acquire that taste and it doesn’t have any strong flavor. I changed the recipe little bit by adding ½ teaspoon of paprika and substituted dried shrimp with dried coconut and fish sauce with soy sauce. I needed a vegetarian version of this salad. They are really good with crunchiness from fried garlic, roasted coconut, sesame seeds and peanuts. It has tanginess from lemon juice, spiciness from paprika and saltiness from soy sauce. We enjoyed this salad as an appetizer for our dinner.

What you need

 Egg plant: Half of big one
Red onion: 2 tablespoon (finely chopped)
Garlic cloves: 2 (thinly sliced)
Olive oil: 2 tablespoon
Salt: ½ teaspoon
Paprika: ½ teaspoon

For garnish

Desiccated coconut: 1 teaspoon
Toasted sesame seeds: 1 teaspoon
Roasted Peanuts: 1 tablespoon (crushed into fine pieces)
Soy sauce: 1 teaspoon
Lemon Juice: ½ of one lemon
Coriander leaves: 1 tablespoon

How I made

Preheat oven to 415 degree Fahrenheit.
Wash eggplant and slightly rub with olive oil and sprinkle some salt and make holes with fork to prevent juice from bursting while baking. Wrap it in aluminum foil. 
Place the foil packed egg plant in baking dish and bake for 45minutes or until it become soft on touching.
If you want you can alternatively roast in the grill. I don’t have grill so I baked them.
In the mean time, heat oil in small pan and fry the thinly sliced garlic cloves into crispy golden brown color chips. Keep aside.
Once the eggplant is cool enough to touch, remove the skin and seeds and scoop the flesh into a small bowl. 
Add remaining salt, soy sauce, paprika, lemon juice and mix everything to combine.
Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, fried garlic, crushed peanuts and coriander leaves.

Enjoy as much as you wish.

Preparation time: Baking time: 45 minutes
Assembly: 2 minutes
Yield: 2 Serving
Verdict: Tasty
Will you make it again: Yes I Will

This Baked  Burmese eggplant salad is going to

  AWED : Burma  hosted by me originally started by DK.

 Sizzling summer contest  hosted by Spicy tasty ( Shirya,Nithu and Arthi)

Also to Side dish show down : June;  hosted by Reeni of Cinnamon and Spice.

Swathi

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  1. Apoorva Sai says

    Baked Burmese Eggplant Salad recipe is looking so delicious and yummy taste. Here Salad recipes are good for health and simple to make at home.

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  2. Joanne says

    I love eggplants and this salad looks like it brings out all their best flavors!

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  3. Cinnamon-Girl says

    This turned out delicious! I really love eggplant and it does take well to any kind of spices you add to it! Thanks for sending it to the Showdown!

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  4. SpicyTasty says

    Thanks swathi for sending out the entry for sizzling summer contest.

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  5. San says

    Salad looks so refreshing n yummylicious swathi.

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  6. vineetha says

    This is really an interesting one...I too used hate eggplants when I was a kid..Now I like it,not a big fan though.

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  7. SathyaSridhar says

    Swathi,,sorry for delayed comment dear work keeps me tight month beginning dear so lots of work at office...baked Eggplant looks delicious dear i tried baked egg plant in different version dear sure i will give it a try soon ur version..

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  8. GayathriRaj says

    Any dish with eggplant will turn out really well....i really loved ur recipe...nice one...

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  9. Kiran says

    This eggplant salad looks delicious.Nice pic.

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  10. shahana says

    Eggplant is my favorite too.Never heard egg plant salad.Will try this for sure.

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  11. Viki's Kitchen says

    Very nice salad Swathi. Looks delicious.

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  12. Priya says

    Wow this salad looks incredible Swathi..will be sending my entries soon..

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  13. Sook says

    I need to try this! Looks so good.

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  14. PS says

    looks very yummy and very healthy too..

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  15. SpicyTasty says

    Love this salad, very different and it must be delicious.

    This could make for a great entry in to our Sizzling Summer Contest. check it out in ST. you could win one of two $50 prizes.

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  16. srikars kitchen says

    hi
    first time here.. u have a wonderful blog & yummy recipes..i love eggplant.. looks fabulous..

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  17. Rachana Kothari says

    i love eggplants too and this looks simply delicious!

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  18. Panchpakwan says

    Nice recipe Swathi...Beautiful pics.

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  19. Sarah Naveen says

    nice click and awesome recipe..loved it.

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  20. Vrinda says

    Never tried eggplants in salad,nice recipe Swathi...

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  21. Asha says

    Great recipe, I am very familiar with Burmese cuisine, nice to know this dish. Looks good.

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  22. Pari says

    Hi Swathi the eggplant salad looks so good, a very unusual way of eating it.

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  23. Padhu says

    Looks delicious and a different recipe!!

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  24. Ameya says

    This looks delicious! I love eggplant, and this recipe is very different from anything I've ever had before. I'll surely try it out!

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  25. Hamaree Rasoi says

    Eggplant Salad looks awesome. I too second your verdict that it must have been super tasty.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  26. Malar Gandhi says

    Looks awesome, very interesting recipe

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  27. divya says

    looks easy and simple...looks very delicious..

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  28. Cool Lassi(e) says

    This look simply delicious. I am drooling at the sight of it. I do have a weakness for anything made out of eggplants.

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  29. Faiza Ali says

    My My !! that looks awesome and i love anything with eggplant..thanks for shring this yummy recipe dear.

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  30. I'm a Home Chef !!! says

    eggplant is my favorite veggie...i'm sure by its look itself that this salad will taste gr8!

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  31. Sayali says

    Hi Swati,

    I have a ThankYou Cake and Circle Of friends award for you. Check Out Tomorrow. 🙂 Have Fun and enjoy every bite in life 🙂

    Reply

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