Piddie's Kitchen: Ratatouille

As per usual I mix in some additional or different ingredients

What you need

2 mid-sized aubergines
2 zucchini/courgettes
6-8 plum tomatoes or 1-2 canned tomatoes
1 carrot
1 red onion
2 garlic cloves
1 red bell pepper
(optional) 2 green peppers (small long ones - not the pickled ones. I sometimes find them in grocery stores. Not everybody stocks them)
1 leek
olive oil ca 3 tablespoons
salt, pepper
paprika powder (1 tea spoon)
thyme, oregano (fresh or dried)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
water

prepare, i.e. clean all your veggies and peel onions, garlic cloves, carrot, leak
cut the aubergines into cubes and the zucchini/courgettes into thin slices
slice and cut leak, onions, peppers, garlic to have them ready
cut the tomatoes into quarter bits
put the olive oil in the casserole and heat up
add the aubergines/zucchini-courgettes to the casserole pot and cook until brown
lift the veggies out of the pot and put them into a bowl for later use
top up the olive oil if necessary
first add the onions and cook until the are about to turn brown. Add the carrots, and cook for a couple of minutes
then add the peppers, garlic and leek and a teaspoon of paprika powder. Cook for 1-2 minutes
then add the pre-cooked aubergine/courgette-zucchini and mix, stir the veggies.
throw in the tomatoes, mix well, cook for ca 1 min.
add a little water to the ratatouille. It shouldn't be at most half of what's in the pot (the veggies will loose a lot of water!).
add the dry herbs
Cook/simmer for ca 30-40min
season with salt & pepper