Eggplant or Brinjal, is a very low calorie vegetable and has healthy nutrition profile; good news for weight watchers! The veggie is popularly known as aubergine in the western world.
Eggplant, Aubergine, Brinjal Health Benefits :
1. Helps keeping diabetes in control
2. Helpful to the heart
3. Helpful to the brain
4. Helps in iron production
5. Facilitates weight loss
6. Helps in digestion
7. Keeps chronic diseases at bay
8. Helps quit smoking
Nutritional in Eggplant, Aubergine, Brinjal :
1. Energy 24 Kcal
2. Protein 1 g
3. Fat 0.19 g
4. Vitamin A 27 IU
5. Vitamin C 2.2 mg
6. Calcium 9 mg
Preparation and serving methods :
1. Spicy fried aubergine slices in general used as a favorite side dish in salads and appetizers.
2. In Southern India, it is chopped into cubes and used in curry, chutney, and with rice (brinjal pulao-vaangi-bath).
3. It is also widely used in pickling.
For Eggplant (Aubergine, Brinjal) details in Hindi check here – Eggplant (Aubergine, Brinjal) In Hindi