Garlic Eggplant( Aubergine) Pasta.

Ingredients

Bowtie pasta( cooked)-200gms

Eggplant/Aubergine/Brinjal( cut into thin strips)-200gms

Green onions/ Scallions chopped-50gms

Hot garlic paste-3tbsp

Soy sauce-2tsp

Sugar-1tsp

Salt and Pepper to taste

Olive oil-3tbsp

Cornflour-2tsp( mixed with 2tbsp of water)

Method

Heat oilve oil in a pan, fry the eggplant strips, drain and set aside. In the same hot oil add the hot garlic paste and stir fry for few seconds. Add sugar, soysauce, salt and pepper. Now add the scallions and fried eggplant. Fry for 2 mins and add 1cup of water. Bring the mixture to boil, when boiling add the cornflour paste. Stir constantly till the eggplant mixture slightly thickens, now add the cooked bowtie pasta. Stir fry for few minutes and serve hot.  

To make Hot Garlic paste- Soak 20 whole red chillies and 12 garlic cloves in hot water for 20 mins. Drain red chillies and garlic and grind to smooth paste with vinegar. Can be stored for a month in refrigerator.