DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Eggplant Choka
Also known as: Baigan Choka
Alica’s baigan choka comes from the roasted-eggplant dish her mother made regularly in their Guyanese household.
About Eggplant Choka
Alica’s baigan choka comes from the roasted-eggplant dish her mother made regularly in their Guyanese household. This rendition has roasted tomato and garlic alongside the mashed eggplant.
Fresh onion, thyme and wiri wiri pepper give the mixture its aromatic and chilli character. Oil supplies the finish, with salt and black pepper rounding out the seasoning.
The soft mash contrasts with the fresh onion and carries the charred flavour of roasted eggplant. It is served hot, with pita bread among the offered accompaniments.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Wheat.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Eggplant Choka
Alica’s Guyanese baigan choka with oil.
- EggplantBase
- Beefsteak tomatoBase
- Garlic clovesAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperSeasoning
- Yellow onionAromatic
- Wiri wiri pepperSeasoning
- Fresh thyme leavesAromatic
- Cooking oilFinishIngredient page not linked
- Prepared pita breadAccompaniment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Eggplant: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Beefsteak tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42 named variety, broader tomato candidate.
- Garlic cloves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Wiri wiri pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual47 first named pepper option, broader chilli candidate; exact species not forced.
- Fresh thyme leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual34/49/56 actually offered traditional oil branch, exact species unprovided.
- Prepared pita bread (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat source-confirmed. Actual57 one offered side selected over roti/bakes, optional accompaniment; ordinary Wheat positive, full formula unknown.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
Origins & food traditions
Guyana association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Guyana
- GuyanaCatalogue link pending review
- FijiCatalogue link pending review
- Trinidad and TobagoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guyanese Cuisine
- Guyanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Trinidadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Indo-Fijian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.