Tasty Brinjal
by keralacook
11 Apr 2002
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It tastes very good when served with rice as well as roti.
Tasty Brinjal recipe - How to make Tasty Brinjal
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4 medium sized brinjal (baingan / eggplant) (Each cut into 8 long slices)
2 onions, finely chopped and 1 onion cut into rings
2 tomatoes, finely chopped and 1 tomato cut into rings
4 tbsp grated coconut
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 small piece of cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 cardamoms (elaichi)
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp butter
a few curry leaves (kadi patta) and coriander (dhania) leaves
2 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp cashewnuts (kaju)
1 tbsp raisins (kismis)
oil for frying
salt to taste
Method
- In a big plate, mix the brinjal pieces, coriander powder, asafoetida, garam masala and a little salt. keep aside for 10 minutes.
- In a pan, heat the oil and deep fry the brinjal pieces until they turns out to be crispy.
- Take the pieces, drain and place in paper so that excess oil will get absorbed.
- In a pan, heat a tablespoon of butter. then, add the cumin seeds and allow to splutter. then, add the ginger-garlic place along with the cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and chopped onions (not the rings)
- Fry till the onions turns out to be golden brown.
- Then, add the chopped tomatoes (not rings) and mix well. stir occasionally. wait till the tomatoes are soft.
- In a mixer, grind all the ingredients in the pan together with grated coconut into a coarse paste.
- Allow the paste to boil, after adding a little water.
- Add salt,chilly powder and turmeric powder into the gravy.
- When the gravy is somewhat thick, add sugar into it.
- Take the pan out of the stove
- Heat a little butter and fry the onion rings together with cashew nuts and raisins, till they are golden brown
- Take the vessel for serving and at first, put the gravy inside it.
- Then, put the onion rings, raisins and cashew nuts.
- Put the fried brinjal pieces.
- Then, decorate with tomato rings and chopped coriander & curry leaves.
- Finally, place a little butter on the top of the curry.
- Now the "tasty brinjal" is ready to be served.
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