Eggplant and Spinach

Ingredients:

PART 1
1 sm Onion, chopped
1 Garlic clove, minced
1 sl Ginger, 1/8"thick, 1 1/4"dia
1/2 ts Coriander, ground
1 c Water
1 Lemongrass blade, long
2 T Brown sugar to taste
2 ts Salt to taste

PART 2
1 md Eggplant, peeled, chopped
1 c Coconut milk

PART 3
8 oz Spinach, chopped

PART 4
3 c Cooked brown rice

Directions:

Bring to a boil, the onion, garlic, ginger (minced), coriander,water,
lemongrass, salt and sugar (keeping the sugar at approx. triple as the
amount of salt). Simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the eggplant and coconut milk and simmer another 5 minutes or until the
eggplant is cooked.

Remove the lemongrass and discard. Add the spinach and simmer another 3 or
4 minutes.

Serve over, or mixed into the rice.