Fried Eggplant Rolls With Walnut-Garlic Filling (Badrijani N | Untested Recipes | Umami

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnuts
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ teaspoons white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander, or more as needed
• ¼ teaspoons ground fenugreek, or more as needed
• ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, or more as needed, plus more for salting the eggplant
• Small pinch cayenne pepper, or more as needed
• ½ cups water
• 3 medium globe eggplants or 10 Chinese eggplants
• canola oil or grapeseed oil, for frying
• crackers, for serving (optional)
• cilantro sprigs, for garnish (optional)
• ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced, for garnish (optional)
• pomegranate seeds (arils), for garnish (optional)