Eggplant Rolls Recipe

Eggplant rolls is an amazing main course recipe that has beautiful flavors of Italy. Eggplant is the finest source of fiber, potassium, vitamin C, vitamin B-6. It also helps in Blood cholesterol, cancer, and weight management. The cheese in the Eggplant rolls will make kids love them and enjoy every bite of it.  Brinjal (Baingan / Eggplant), Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese), Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum), Carrot (Gajjar), Onion, Green Chillies, Garlic, Basil leaves, Parsley leaves, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Black pepper powder, Salt, Dried oregano, Mozzarella cheese, Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce   1 Brinjal (Baingan / Eggplant) , (cut into lengthwise thin slices) 1 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) , grated 1 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) , chopped 1 Carrot (Gajjar) , chopped 1 Onion , chopped 2 Green Chillies , finely chopped 3 cloves Garlic , minced Basil leaves , few leaves (chopped) Parsley leaves , few leaves (chopped) Extra Virgin Olive Oil Black pepper powder Salt , to taste 1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano 1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese , grated Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce , as required (or Del Monte Sauce)     10   100     To begin with the Eggplant rolls first, arrange the eggplants slices on a colander and sprinkle some salt on them, keep them aside for 30 minutes.Meanwhile heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onion and minced garlic and sauté it till onion turn translucent.Now add carrot, green bell pepper, and green chillies and stir it for 2-3 minutes. Add paneer, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil parsley and cook it for another 3 minutes.Now rinse off salt from the eggplant and squeeze the water out. Heat a little oil in a skillet and cook eggplant slices till they turn lightly brown on both the sides.Remove them from the skillet and allow them to cool down.Lay the eggplant slices flat on a cutting board. Place a teaspoon of the paneer and vegetable mixture on the center, repeat the same with all the slices of eggplant.After adding the mixture, carefully fold the eggplant ends.Now place the rolled eggplants in a lightly oiled baking dish. Spread 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce (you can add more as per your taste) on each eggplant roll and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top of the sauce.Preheat oven to 425 F and bake the eggplant rolls for 10-15 mins.Remove the eggplant rolls from the tray and plate them on a serving plate.Garnish Eggplant rolls with some parsley and serve it with spinach corn pasta and garlic bread for your weeknight dinner.