Hot Garlic Eggplant Bowtie Pasta

by Mythreyi Dilip
(North Carolina, US)

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.