Hi, Has anybody got a sidedish recipe with eggplant as the main ingredient. I have grown some at home and only have a few. They are the long thin type as opposed to the large tear drop shape. Not sure if that makes any difference.

Thanks 

Wow, you were all right this recipe was terrific! I made it last night and although it had more 'kick' in it than I thought it would the flavours were gorgeous. I used a kilo of chicken and there was still plenty of sauce. I also made the cummin and onion naan bread to go with it and was very proud of myself (never attempted any sort of bread before!).

Highly recommend this recipe. 

Wow, I was so surprised when I read the earlier posts. I love this recipe, I've made it time and time again and everyone loves it. The only thing I do differently is cook it for 45 minutes, doesn't need the full hour in my oven. It does crack at the top but it doesn't effect the taste. I love the fact that you mill the grain. Fantastic recipe 

Welcome, WA sure has a lot of Thermie users!! Good luck using the forum and working out how to find things. I am a newbie myself and am looking forward to get lots of ideas too! Have fun 

How come some posts have a blue "new" attached to them? I only joined yesterday I don't think my posts had "new" next to them or is it just my view (from my computer??) Does this make any sense at all???

Hi Frozzie, I was just going to ask you what cp's list of faves was, but the penny has dropped and I got it "CreamPuff"!
Is this the best place to come just for a chat?
Cookie1 asked if I had kids, yes a daughter 12 and son 8,pretty good eaters and are mostly willing to try new things. I made the chicken and cashew meal last night, and had to run out to a meeting, but the family and M.I.L enjoyed it, and I had it for dinner tonight and enjoyed it a lot more than I did last night.
My three favourite recipes at the moment are date, banana and walnut loaf (awesome) and in the early days I made the broccoli salad (a slightly different version from my TMX dealer) over and over again, until I was all "broccoli-ed out" and choc-chip banana muffins. The mushroom risotto is great too. I have only used the varoma twice. My first attempt was the meatloaf and DH and myself were extremely impressed.
p.s. I tried to download photo for my profile but it wouldn't work 

Hi All. Well one thing I found out tonight is that rice is AWESOME in the TMX!! It was the first time I had done it and the rice was perfect. I probably won't bother with the chicken and cashew recipe again. I have a great chicken & cashew stir-fry that I do in the wok and the flavour is nicer and a lot quicker. I am pleased that I tried the varoma again though as it is only the second time I have used it. Baby steps.