Saturday, August 27, 2016

Bagara Baingan

'Bagara Baingan'  is a popular Brinjal/Baingan/Eggplant and peanut curry. It goes very well with Biryani as a 'Salan'.



Makes/Serves: 3 servings

Ingredients:
•          1tbsp Peanuts
•          1tbsp Sesame seeds
•          3tbsp Oil
•          1tbsp Coconut powder
•          ½ tsp Mustard seeds
•          ½ tsp Cumin seeds
•          1 pinch Fenugreek seeds
•          250 gm Baingan (Small variety of round young eggplant/brinjal)
•          2 to 3 dry Red chili
•          1tbsp chopped Curry leaves
•          1tsp Chili powder (or to taste)
•          ½ tsp Cumin powder
•          1tsp Coriander powder
•          ¼ tsp Turmeric powder (or 1 pinch)
•          1 Onion finely sliced
•          2 tbsp chopped Coriander leaves 
•          2 tbsp chopped Mint leaves 
•          ½ cup Tamarind juice
•          1 piece Jaggery
•          Salt to taste



Method:
•          At first heat a pan and on slow flame dry roast the Peanuts, Sesame seeds, Coconut powder and put this into the blender with some water to make a smooth paste.
•          Then cut open the eggplants into quarters, but remember to keep them still attached to the base. Fry them in the hot oil, and keep them aside.
•          Now heat Oil in a pan add Mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, dry Red Chilly, Fenugreek seeds, and sauté it for few sec. on medium heat.
•          Then add sliced Onions, Salt, Curry leaves, and cook this till onions are golden in colour. 
•          Then add Ginger-Garlic paste and cook it till raw flavor is gone, it will take about 1 to 2 min.
•          Now add all the spices like Turmeric, Chilly powder, Cumin powder, and Coriander powder and add few drops of water and mix it well.
•          Now add Peanut paste and ½ cup water then mix thoroughly. Now cook this in a slow flame for 15 to 20 min.
•          Once it comes to boil add fried Baingan, Tamarind juice, Jaggery and put the lid on to cook for 5 to 8 minutes on a slow flame.
•          Then add chopped Coriander leaves, chopped Mint leaves.
•          Serve this hot with biryani or rice.


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