Eggplant balls with spicy tamarind tomato sauce from Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds (page 185) by Hetty Lui McKinnon

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    Can substitute cheddar cheese for nutritional yeast flakes, flax egg for eggs, and lime juice and sugar for tamarind paste. See recipe for soft herb suggestion.

  • alinutzamica on January 08, 2026

    Excellent! I had a jar of readily prepared roasted aubergines, found at the local Middle Eastern shop, which worked well instead of the boiled aubergine. I was not sure about the flavours initially. I added the aubergine balls to the sauce and left them to infuse for an hour. The flavours really came together an hour later so I'm glad I didn't serve the dish straight away.

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