Altered ingredient amounts. I used a very mild chilli when making this the first time and it was bland. When we add Tabasco Sause it added a kick to it. Now I use hot chillis. This is a great low-fat side dish. - 29 Sep 2008

Altered ingredient amounts. Where I live right now, the harvest of eggplants, green chilllis, garlic, basil and onions are pouring in faster than we can keep up. This recipe was a GREAT way to take advantage of the local ingredients. Thank you so much for sharing! I did make several minor changes: I punctured the eggplants with a toothpick all over, then blackened them on the barbecue all over. Plunging them into a bowl of ice water made the black skins slip off easily. I also did this with 2 green chillis and added them in addition to the 2 fresh green chillis the recipe calls for. I doubled the garlic and increased the basil by about 50%. Lastly, I used lime juice instead of lemon, as that is what is local around here. The end result was a smoky, garlicky spread, remeniscent of baba ganoush (but better!) that we spread on tortillas and filled with other roasted local veggies from the harvest. AMAZING! - 29 Sep 2008

I wanted to try something new and this was it. It was easy to make and very good. Also, very versatile. My family and I used it as a dip, but I also used it on sandwiches like I would with hummus. So, if you are looking for something to do with this, it is good as a spread with melted feta or Indian paneer, and sundried tomatoes. I plan on making this again, often, and trying it on other things as well. I quartered the recipe and used half of a serrano chilli--the dip ended up being very spicy, so a caution: use less chilli than the recipe suggests if you do not want a lot of heat. - 29 Sep 2008