Ingredients

• Eggplant - 6
• Onion - 2 (small and chopped)
• Cheese 4 tsp (grated)
• Minced meat 250gm (chicken or pork)
• Bread crumbs 3 tsp
• Salt according to taste
• Water 1.5 tsp
• Cornstarch 1 tsp
• Butter 1 tsp
• Oil for deep frying

How to Make Hasami Age (Stuffed eggplant)

• Remove the stem part of the eggplant. Cut lengthwise in half. Then make another lengthwise cut, but not all the way through. Then soak in the salted water.
• Put butter in a pan and saute onion. Then put meat, bread crumbs, salt and water.
• Lower the heat and cover the pan to cook for one minute.
• Put the cheese and mix well.
• Keep aside for cooling. Then divide into six parts.
• Wipe off the water from the eggplant. Sprinkle cornstarch on the cut surface.
• Place the layer of meat mix between the eggplant halves. And again sprinkle the cornstarch around the meat.
• Heat oil for deep frying. On medium heat, fry eggplant for 4-5 minutes. Or cook until the meat is well done.