Ingredients:
· 2 eggplants, preferably small sized
· 2 cups water
· ¼ cup milk
· ¼ tsp salt
· Oil to fry

For flour coating:
· ½ cup flour
· 1tbsp chicken powder
· ½ tsp dry basil leaves

For bread crumbs coating:
· 2 large eggs
· A pinch of salt and pepper
· 1½ cups bread crumbs

Method:
Mix milk, water and salt in a large bowl, and set aside. Peel eggplants (optional) and cut lengthwise like french fries. Soak in milk-water solution for 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients of flour coating in a bowl. Shake excess water from the eggplant strips and coat each strip in flour coating.
Beat eggs with salt, pepper and milk. Coat each eggplant slice in egg mixture first then coat with bread crumbs. When all fries are coated, heat oil and deep fry eggplant fries until golden brown. Serve hot with dipping sauce.