Dice all vegetables into the pieces. Lay the pieces of eggplant in a colander, sprinkle lightly with salt and set aside for 30 minutes to draw the moisture and bitterness out of the eggplant. It also helps the eggplant stay shapely when is cooking instead of becoming soggy.
Before cooking rinse the aubergine under cold water to remove the excess salt and then press the eggplant between kitchen towels.Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place eggplant pieces in hot oil and fry 3-4 minutes until aubergines are nice and golden brown.
I love fried aubergines. That’s why I could not resist and made a small bite of fried eggplant and ate it :)
In the same skillet, add chopped carrots, bell pepper and onion. Cook and tossing occasionally until vegetables are tender, it will take about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Add fried eggplants to the vegetables and mix together.
Mix tomato paste with a cup of water, turmeric, salt and pepper. Pour on the fried veggies, add tomatoes and thyme.
Cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let to sit for 10 minutes to develop more flavor.
Serve the dish with a mixture of yogurt with grated garlic sauce.
