{"id":5284,"date":"2014-12-24T08:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/24\/a-twist-on-traditional-gravy-kalia-gravy-served-on-eggplantsaubergines"},"modified":"2022-08-30T22:48:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T05:48:56","slug":"a-twist-on-traditional-gravy-kalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganlovlie.com\/a-twist-on-traditional-gravy-kalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant \/ Aubergine with Kalia Gravy recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A delicious eggplant \/ aubergine recipe served with vegan fragrant kalia gravy. The Kalia curry is usually a very aromatic Mauritian curry dish.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The holiday season when I was a kid was not one revolving around traditions. Most Christmas eves were spent just among our small family with good food and, when midnight would strike, gift giving. Well maybe that is a tradition in itself but there was certainly no set menu that we would stick to every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the weather was good, we would even have barbecues outside on Christmas eve and spend Christmas day at the beach in the heat of 32 degrees Celsius. But very often the hot tropical weather gave way to heavy rain during this time of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only started enjoying colder Holiday seasons when I moved to the Northern hemisphere where the need for a warm cozy meal is more than welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kalia is usually a curry dish<\/a> that Mauritius has undoubtedly inherited from northern India. Calling for meat or fish and yogurt, the original recipe is not even remotely vegan. That said, it is very easy to veganise using coconut milk with lemon juice and substituting the meat with vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This version of the recipe however features the kalia sauce to be used as gravy over roasted or pan-cooked vegetables as a side dish rather than a main curry dish. If you like anything spicy, this is a nice twist to a traditional gravy at your holiday table.<\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/a>If you need a larger batch of this sauce, you can use 2 cans of coconut milk and increase the spices by 1 1\/2 times (not twice!). Also, the recipe is an onion and garlic-free version because I do not consume these but I have indicated in the recipe where to add them in if you wish to use them.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Serve these kalia aubergines with a refreshing
Cucumber Mint Raita<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video for the step-by-step process of making Eggplant \/ Aubergine with Kalia Gravy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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