Solanaceous steroidal glycoalkaloids and poisoning by Solanum torvum, the normally edible susumber berry. Smith SW, Giesbrecht E, Thompson M, Nelson LS, Hoffman RS. Toxicon. 2008 Nov;52(6):667-76 doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.07.016 The chillies, kaffir lime leaves and thai basil are all from my garden- easily grown in the tropics! Pea eggplants kindly donated to me by a Facebook friend. Jump to: Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Pour the olive oil into a large ovenproof dish or roasting tin and heat in the oven for 5-10 minutes. Carefully add the aubergine cubes to the hot oil. Season well with salt and pepper, add the diluted rose harissa and toss everything together. Meanwhile, halve one large aubergine lengthways, then slice each half again lengthways into three equal spears. Salt generously and then let sit for 30 minutes. Pat dry.

To make the curry, heat the vegetable oil in a large saucepan or wok and fry the curry paste over a medium heat until it smells fragrant. Add half the coconut milk, then bring to the boil slowly, stirring to dissolve the paste. Once the paste has dissolved, turn down the heat and let the coconut milk simmer until you see oil appearing on the surface. Stir in 200ml cold water, then turn up the heat to bring the curry to the boil again. Oil– I have used olive oil but you can use vegetable, sunflower oil as well. Do not use a strong flavoured oil like coconut as it will change the flavour. You need to use oil generously for this recipe. Store leftovers in an airtight container. The curry will keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat in a pan or in the microwave. They can be killed by translocated herbicides applied to the leaves or the cut stumps (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk 2001). Turkey berry contains a number of potentially pharmacologically active chemicals including the sapogenin steroid chlorogenin. [5]The fruits are berries that grow in clusters of tiny green spheres (ca. 1cm in diameter) that look like green peas. They become yellow when fully ripe. They are thin-fleshed and contain numerous flat, round, brown seeds (Howard 1989, Liogier 1995, Little and others 1974). Pan fried aubergines are stir-fried in a onion, garlic and tomato masala and basic Indian spices. The finished curry is garnished with plenty of fresh coriander. Tomatoes– I have used tinned chopped tomatoes. You can also use crushed tomatoes or tomato paste with one freshly chopped tomato.

The green fresh fruits are edible and used in Thai cuisine, as an ingredient in certain Thai curries or raw in certain Thai chili pastes ( nam phrik). [12] [13] They are also used in Lao cuisine (Royal Horticultural Society 2001) and Jamaican cuisine. [14] The fruits are incorporated into soups and sauces in the Côte d'Ivoire (Herzog and Gautier-Béguin 2001). Also known as Purple Rain, Fairy Tale, Shooting Stars and the Sicilian eggplant, this aubergine deserves pride of place in your potager garden and the stripes are still visible after cooking. Spice powders– you will need red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ground cumin and coriander powder and garam masala. Alternatively, use curry powder or this Madras Curry Powder In Thailand, it's known asMakhuea phuang and it's called Sundakkai in Tamil Nadu. Solanum Torvum has been called everything from turkey berry to wild eggplant to pea aubergine. These berries look like green peas - it's easy to mistake them for green peas in curries except that they contain brown seeds that lend the berries their bitter flavour.In baingan bharta, the eggplant is roasted over an open flame or in an oven until the skin is charred and the flesh becomes soft and tender. The eggplant is then mashed and cooked in a spicy Indian gravy. This dish has a smoky flavour and a slightly chunky texture. Whilst cooking removes some of the acrid flavor, it is still rather an acquired taste. The fruit is also full of seeds, so it introduces an interesting texture to food. Health Benefits Extracts of the plant are reported to be useful in the treatment of hyperactivity, [6] colds and cough, [7] pimples, skin diseases, and leprosy. [8] Also known as Solanum torvum Sw, Devil's Fig, Terung Pipit, susumber, platebrush, Ma khua Puang and 水茄, the fruit of the turkey berry is small and round, giving rise to yet other name, pea eggplant.

There's an unmatched thrill in bumping into someone from your school or city in the most unexpected corner of the world. It's almost the same thrill when you find an ingredient you have grown up with in a completely unexpected milieu or cuisine. It's what I experienced when I bit into a pea aubergine in a Thai Green curry at Benjarong, Chennai's first Thai restaurant more than a decade ago. It was only my second fine dining Thai experience; my first was the Thai Pavilion (at the Vivanta by Taj - President) in Mumbai. Several other Solanum species have at one time been included in S. torvum as subspecies or varieties: [3] Pour in about 500ml of water and simmer everything over a low heat for 45 minutes or until the split peas are soft. It's this bitter taste that makes it the perfect ingredient for the famous Sundakkai Vatha Kuzhambu or Kara Kuzhambu. In Tamil Nadu, this berry is not available around the year. One reason why it's common for Sundakkai to be sundried and deep fried as crispies (like the bitter gourd crispies) that can be added to gravies and More Kuzhambu (crafted with tempered butter milk). Aside from the Thai green curry, the pea aubergine is also added (uncooked) to Thai chilli pastes.(Also read: 10 Best Tamil Recipes) An easy way to peel garlic is to put the cloves in a jar, seal it, and shake. All the skins will drop off by themselves!

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In this case, “bhaji” in Onion Bhaji refers to bhajiya or fritters, but “bhaji” in Brinjal Bhaji means dry curry or sabji. Pound the green curry paste ingredients in a pestle and mortar with a pinch of salt, starting with the hardest ones, as listed, working down to the softest, until you have a uniform, close-textured paste (see box, left, and Make Ahead). In Tamil Nadu, India, the fruit is consumed directly, or as cooked food. In siddha medicine, one of the traditional medicine systems of India, an extract of this berry is used to improve digestion. Name - Solanum torvum Sw. synonyms". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 19 February 2010.