Borani Banjan - Afghan Eggplant Dish

Amazing and a great way to cook eggplant when you’re short on time, just make sure you have frying oil. I had to make some modifications for other guests. Instead of using chilies, I used 3 bell peppers and sliced them similarly to the onion. Turned out sweeter. Note that eggplants hold a lot of the oil, 1/3c is correct for this dish. With that said, this dish is very oily, but is countered with the tomatoes and the sauce. I would avoid if you are trying to stay away from excessive oil. Great weekday dish and can be used as a side dish for large events. Great for kids to eat vegetables and for people who don’t like eggplants.

Easy, delicious!!!

Frying takes a while. Not spiced, had to add a lot more salt and pepper. No special spices because i wanted to keep to the spirit of the dish

I didn't have enough tomatoes and so used a yellow pepper instead of the second two tomatoes. We also served this with rice because I didn't have a nice bread to go with it. It was delicious!