South Indian Style- Peanut Baingan/Eggplant

 

This is new version of eggplant, I ever made and tasted, but I have some of the ingredients used in south Indian cooking. When I bought this week to try something with this, I never found any recipes for green eggplant other than green bharta, which I don’t want to try. So I created my own version, I hope you will like it too like my family loved it.

Ingredients

1. 5 green round Eggplant/ Baingan cut in ¼ inch slices

2. One Onion (chopped roughly)

3. One tomato diced

4. 3-4 green chilies (according to you, you can also opt for dry red chilies)

5. 3-4 garlic cloves

6. ½ cup of peanut

7. 2 tbsp or 8-10 leaves of kaddipatta / curry leaves

8. 1 tsp of cumin seeds

9. 1 tsp of fennel / sauf seeds

10. ½ tsp of fenugreek seeds

11. ½ tsp of coriander seeds

12. Salt to taste

13. 1 tbsp of imli / tamarind concentrate

14. Oil

15. ½ tps pf turmeric, red chili powder, cumin and amchoor / mango powder each

Directions

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan and add slices of eggplant in it.

2. Stir fry them till both the sides are slightly brown.

3. Take them out and keep them aside in a bowl.

4. In the same pan add little bit oil again and add onion garlic and green chilies and saute them till light golden.

5. Add peanuts and curry leaves also now and keep on shaking the pan, so that they don’t burn.

6. Now with a spoon just shift all the onion aside and add the dry spices, let them stand for 2 minutes and then mix with onion mixture.

7. Now mix in the tomatoes and let the mixture cook for 5 minutes.

8. Add all the dry spices now, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, mango and cumin powder and cook for another 2 minutes. Let it cool down and take off the heat.

9. In a mixing bowl or cup add tamarind concentrate in little water.

10. In a mixer/grinder add the onion/peanut masala with tamarind water and blend it really well. The mixture will be turned out as little grainy, but this is what you are looking for.

11. Add the mixture in same pan and cook with ½ cup of water. Bring it to boil.

12. Add the sliced green eggplant and let it cook in low heat for 5-8 minutes.

13. Serve with hot roti or parantha , naan or rice.

- enjoy

Chitra

Egg in a hole Sandwich

Ingredients

1. 2 Egg

2. 2 Brown Bread

3. ½ of green capsicum sliced

4. ½ of yellow bellpepper sliced

5. ½ eggplant/brinjal sliced

6. 2 onions sliced

7. 1 tbsp of ginger and 1 tsp of garlic minced

8. 2 tbsp of tomato paste

9. Salt and Pepper to taste

10. Oil

Directions

1. Cut a circle with knife in middle of bread carefully. Size of one egg.

2. In a non stick pan, in the mean time add 1 tbsp of oil and heat it.

3. Add Ginger garlic and cook till pink color.

4. Now add all the vegetables and grill/ roast/saute them.

5. When they turn little soft add salt, pepper and tomato paste. If you don’t have paste then you can add tomato sauce whichever brand you have.

6. Toss and keep it aside.

7. In a non stick flat surface pan put ½ tsp of oil.

8. Put the bread and in the middle of bread break the egg. Let it cook on medium low heat. Slowly turn the bread, when one side is cooked.

9. Cook both sides, if egg falls outside then don’t worry try to move the egg with wooden spatula back on bread.

10. Egg hole Sandwich is ready serve hot with grilled vegetables.

11. Trust me your children will love it and they will eat vegetables, especially eggplant.

-Chitra

Spicy and Sour Eggplants / Chatpate Baingan

  

Ingredients

1. ½ kg small purple baingan / eggplants

2. 2 big onions chopped vertically

3. Salt to taste

4. 2 tsp of red chili powder

5. 1 tbsp of mango / amchoor powder

6. 2 tsp of turmeric powder

7. 2 tsp of coriander powder

8. 2 tsp of cumin powder

9. Oil

Directions

1. After washing the baingan thoroughly pat dry them with kitchen cloth.

2. Cut the baingan stems and make two cuts cross wise for filling.

3. In a bowl add salt, red chili powder, turmeric, amchoor, coriander, cumin powder and mix it well with spoon.

4. Now fill in all the baingans with the masala and keep them aside for 30 minutes at least.

5. In the mean time in a non stick pan add 1 tbsp of oil and add onions to it.

6. When the onions are caramelized take it out from the pan.

7. In the same pan add all the baingans carefully with 2 tbsp of oil. Fry them until turned soft and changed color.

8. Now place the onions in serving bowl and then add the baingans on the bed of onions.

9. Serve hot with rice, or chapatti’s

-Chitra

Chu Chu Baingan

Ingredients

· 8-10 small eggplants/ baingan /brinjal
· 2tsp. of Amchoor powder
· 1 tsp. of Salt
· 1 tsp. of turmeric powder
· 1 tsp. of red chili powder
· ½ tsp. of cumin powder
· 2 Medium Onions chopped vertically

· Oil

Directions

· Make a small cut vertically in the eggplants/ brinjal / baingan so that you can fill with spices.
· Mix all the spices in a bowl and fill in eggplants with butter knife, just leave 1 teaspoon of spices for onions.
· Keep eggplants aside for at least one hour.

· Now in non stick skillet put 2tsp. of oil and add onions.
· After the Onions have turned golden brown sprinkle blend of same spices over it and take them out.
· In the same skillet add eggplants one by one. Don’t overcrowd the skillet, cook them in two batches. Turn them upside down to have golden brown color on both sides.

You can also cook them in oven in a non stick sheet. Preheat at 425 and broil them for 10-20 minutes at 450.
· Now take a tray and place all the onions on that and then put your eggplants over the bed of onions or mix them altogether and serve in individual bowls.

· Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve hot.

-Chitra

Baingan ka Bharta

 

Traditional way of preparing eggplant in India. Spicy dish often made in summers. You can change a recipe along with green peas. Add green peas after adding tomatoes.

Ingredients

· One Eggplant (Baingan)
· Tow chopped small onions
· Two chopped tomatoes
· 1-2 finely chopped green chilies
· Salt as per taste
· 1 teaspoon of Red chili powder
· 1tsp. of chopped cilantro

Directions
· Broil egg plant for 20 mins each side.Remove the burnt skin and mash the eggplant and let it cool.
· Add chopped onions in non stick pan with 3 tsp. of veg oil.
· When onion turn golden brown in colour add tomatoes and green chillies.
· When mixture starts leaving oil add salt and red chili powder
· Add eggplant and mix it well.
· Let it cook for 10-15 minutes.
· When it is ready serve with hot parantha’s or roti’s and garnish with chopped cilantro.

-Chitra