I have been doing some cooking today. Made me some Ikra (basically a russian mash of different veggies)

The basics are this. Chop up all the veggies into small pieces. I did some sorta cubes here.

Then put some oil into a bigger pan or pot and stir your onions (I used leek here) and garlic until they get some color. fish them out and put in the eggplant in the same oil letting it stir a bit. Later add zuchini, carrots and bell pepper to the mix as well and stir them a bit.

I then added a can of chopped tomatoes and some water and let it simmer under low heat for a bit until everything. You can also add seasoning here. I added some salt, bell pepper powder, and caraway.

after letting it simmer for a bit until the veggies are cooked through you could either eat like this or put it in a blender like did to mash stuff.

I then just ate with some bread for dipping. I did make waaaay too much though. So you might wanna use less veggies. Also if you are not a fan of eggplant just use more zuchini instead. you can also add more garlic or less depending on taste. I only used two garlic cloves for just the slightest hint of garlic taste.

You can eat this with many different things or use it as a base for something else. Personally I like eating it with either bread, buckwheat or rice. Included are some images for you to enjoy

#cooking #vegetarian #vegan