Stuffed Baingan with Gravy
by binal142001
03 Dec 2002
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Stuffed Baingan with Gravy is a popular Indian vegetable recipe with the brinjals or egg plants slit and stuffed with spices and then simmered in a rich and spicy curry.
Stuffed Baingan with Gravy recipe - How to make Stuffed Baingan with Gravy
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
8 to 10 small sized brinjals (baingan / eggplant)
for masala-
12 to 16 tbsp grated coconut or 12-16 tbsp, if you are using dry coconut flakes from indian store
3 to 4 tbsp peanuts
2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
5 3/4 tsp chilli powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 to 2 tsp rasam powder or sambhar powder
1 small sized ball of tamarind (imli) (optional)
2 tsp sesame seeds (til)
2 to 3 big sized cloves of garlic (lehsun)
Method
- Put all the ingredients except the baingan of course in a blender starting with dry ingredients and adding less and less dry ingredients.
- Grind this into powder. taste this because whatever it tastes is the taste u get when u make the baingans.
- Cut the baingans stalk and make 4 slits in baingan longitudinally leaving one end intact so that u can stuff the mixture.
- Stuff the coconut mixture in the slit baingans. in a kadai take 1-2 tbsp of oil
- And u may add additional seasoning or u can omit.
- Then when the oil is hot add the baingans and stir it now and then for 5 minutes
- Then add water 3/4 cup and the remaining mixture and close the lid and let it cook for 10 minutes
- Now check if the baingans are cooked and also if the gravy consistency is to ur desire ( u can add water accordingly as much thick or thin gravy u want )
- If baingans are cooked and the gravy is to ur req consistancy then its done. ready to eat.
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