Borani Banjan (Eggplant Dish)

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

• 1 whole — Eggplant
• 4 whole — small globe eggplants, peeled and sliced into 1 cm thick planks • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 whole — Tomato Sauce
• 4 whole — garlic cloves, crushed • 2 fresh green chilies, sliced lengthwise • 3 medium tomatoes, chopped • 2 tbsp tomato paste • 1/2 tsp turmeric • 1 tsp salt • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced into rounds • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced into rounds
• 1 whole — Garlic Yogurt Sauce
• 1 cup — plain yogurt or unsweetened plant-based yogurt • 2 garlic cloves, crushed • 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 whole — Garnish
• 1 whole — Dried mint • Paprika