Ingredients

  • 3 medium sized eggplants (long variety)
  • 2 medium sized zucchini
  • 1 medium sized green capsicum (1 inch pieces)
  • 1 medium sized red capsicum (1 inch pieces)
  • 1 medium sized yellow capsicum (1 inch pieces)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 medium sized onions (cut into rings)
  • salt
  • 1 12 cups tomatoes, concasse
  • 2 -3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 5 -6 green basil leaves
  • 5 -6 purple basil leaves
  • white pepper powder
  • 4 garlic cloves (chopped)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 160C Heat one and a half tablespoons of olive oil in a pan.
  • Add onions and saute.
  • Slice one eggplant into thin vertical slices.
  • Quarter the other two eggplants and further cut into half inch thick slices horizontally.
  • Add the smaller slices to the onions and toss.
  • Add salt and cook.
  • Sprinkle a little salt on the vertical slices of eggplant and brush a little olive oil on them.
  • Roast these slices on both sides over a grill till lightly browned.
  • Halve the zucchini and further slice into half inch thick slices horizontally.
  • Add it to the eggplants and toss.
  • Add tomato concasse and one cup of water, fresh thyme, hand torn green and purple basil leaves and cook.
  • Adjust salt, add white pepper powder and mix.
  • Heat the remaining olive oil in another pan.
  • Add garlic and saute for a minute.
  • Add the three coloured capsicums, salt and toss.
  • Saute for two minutes.
  • Transfer the eggplant mixture into a baking dish.
  • Put the coloured capsicums over it.
  • Place the grilled eggplant slices on top.
  • Place the dish in the preheated oven and cook for twenty to thirty minutes.
  • Serve hot.