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Baigan Chokha
Why It Works Charring the whole eggplant under the broiler gives it a smoky flavor and makes its flesh spoon-tender. Stuffing whole cloves of garlic into slits cut in the eggplant perfumes the vegetable with the allium’s sweet, aromatic flavor, while the …