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From The Roasting Tin around the World by Rukminin Iyer (Southeast Asia and Australasia section).


2 aubergines cut lengthways into eighths
1 red pepper, roughly sliced
170g baby corn
3 cloves garlic, grated
5cm ginger, grated
1 tsp sea salt flakes
2 tbsps sesame oil
Lots of freshly ground black pepper

DRESSING
1 heaped tbsp crunchy peanut butter (approx. 75g)
2 tbsps good soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
4 tbsp water
2-4 limes, juice only
1 fresh red chilli, thinly sliced.

TO SERVE
A handful of fresh coriander, chopped
Quick cook rice or noodles



1. Preheat over to 180C fan/200C/ gas 6.
2. Put the vegetables in a tine and mix through the garlic, ginger, salt, sesame oil and black pepper. Cook for 45 minutes.
3. Mix all the dressing ingredients to "double cream" consistency (vary the amount of water to achieve desired consistency).
4. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, scatter over the coriander and serve.


Changes, Mistakes and Substitutions

My biggest mistake here was putting everything in the dressing, including the water, before mixing and checking for consistency. It was very runny, so I added more peanut butter.

No coriander.

Verdict

A major thumbs up for this. The dressing is the winner, I think, I imagine you could experiment with the vegetables quite a bit. I expect it would have been even nicer if I'd remembered to buy coriander.

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