I love cooking with brinjals and amma loves eating it..I too love brinjals a lot, but there was a time when I totally hated it..I don’t know what made me to love brinjals, now I am totally addicted to it and as a result I have a whole lot of recipes in my blog…You can check it through my recipe index.
When I first came across this recipe, I know I am going to make it soon..And on new year this recipe became a part of our vegetarian feast…Amma loved it a lot and even my sister who doesn’t like brinjal enjoyed this recipe..
This dish gets it unique flavour from the kasuri methi which we add to it..This one is readily available in india..And for those folks outside india, it is wicked easy to make..Take a bunch of fresh fenugreek leaves and sun dry them or just throw them in a moderate oven till it is completely dried..Store this freezer(for more safety) and use it as needed.
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| I served it with Tomato kulambu & Valakai poriyal (iyengar style) |
If you don’t get fenugreek leaves, you can grow them on your own..It grows so easily in any climate..Take some fenugreek seeds and throw them in a small pot covered with mud…Sprinkle water often and within few days you can see tiny plants growing from that..You can use that as needed. Hope you are clear now, without any delay here you go to the recipe..
Recipe Source: Hobby Chef
Ingrediants:
Brinjals – ½ kg cut into rounds
Onion- 1 large sliced
Tomato- 2 large chopped finely
Green Chilli – 1
Chilli Powder – 1tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -1 tblspn
Amchoor Powder / Dry Mango Powder -1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam -1 tsp
Kasuri Methi Leaves / Dried Fenugreek leaves – 1 tblspn
Curry leaves – 1 spring
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing
Sal to taste
Oil- 5 tblspn
For Batter:
Gram Flour / Kadalai Mavu / Besan – ½ cup
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli Podi -1 tsp
Amchoor Powder / Dry Mango Powder -1 tsp
Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – ½ tsp
Kasuri Methi Leaves / Dried Fenugreek leaves – 1 tblspn
Salt to taste
Method:
In a mixing bowl take gram flour and all the ingrediants given for batter except oil. Add water and make into a batter, it should be like dosa batter consistency.
Heat 1 tblspn of oil for one batch of frying brinjals in a tawa..Dip the Brinjals in this batter and fry it for 3 mins on each sides on a medium heat till cooked. Finish the entire batch like this. Remove them on to a plate and set them aside.
Heat 2 tblspn oil in a kadai. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
Now add onions and green chillies and mix well.
Add salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, amchoor powder, kasuri methi leaves and mix well.
Throw in tomatoes and cook for 3-4 mins untill the tomatoes turn mushy. Add in curry leaves and toss well.
Throw in the cooked brinjal pieces and mix well in the masala.
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice..
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingrediants |
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| Prepare them |
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| take gram flour in a bowl |
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| add all spices given in the list |
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| Pour some water and mix well |
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| dip brinjals in this |
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| and fry them in a tawa |
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| cook on both sides till golden |
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| remove onto a plate |
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| Make Masala Now..Heat oil in a kadai |
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| add cumin |
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| now onions & green chilli |
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| saute well |
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| add salt |
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| amchoor & turmeric |
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| chilli & coriander |
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| kasuri methi leaves |
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| and tomatoes |
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| mix well..Add curry leaves too |
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| Toss well |
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| Cook till tomatoes turn mushy |
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| add brinjals |
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| and mix well |
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| add coriander leaves |
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| and serve |
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| Perfect with rice |
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| A close shot |
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Gayathri Anand
Looks yummy ...and nice combo meal
Roshni
yummy kathirikka recipe. as always, clear step by step instructions
Kalpana Sareesh
this is awesome.. it will be a super hit if sold in restaurants..
Lizzy Do
I did not like eggplant till I had it made well! Yours looks excellent...mmmmmm.
Raji
Nice recipe..this is a lovely dish made by combining pakodas into a wonderful subzi..bookmarked ! And like the addition of kasuri methi as well.
S.Menaga
super brinjal fry,would love to try this recipe.thx u!!
Helene Dsouza
Ah yes I used to dislike brinjal too. Thanks to my husband I am enjoying it more and more these days. I ll check out your other brinjal recipes for inspiration.
Chitra Ganesh
This is a really different recipe with brinjal. I hope this helps me in succeeding in making my husband eat brinjal. 🙂
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Inessa
I love this dish...anything from eggplant family. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. 🙂
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and yummy looking tawa baingan.
Deepa
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Hema
Wow, the brinjals look very tempting, I wud have some right after shallow frying, before adding to masala, bookmarked this..
Sharmilee! :)
Brinjal is my fav..looks spicy and yummy
divya
Mouthwatering recipe.......hmmmm yummy yummy
Nalini's Kitchen
mouthwatering recipe dear...bookmarked.
Indulge
I am not a huge fan of brinjals, but if you make it this way, i guess I would be a die hard fan now on.
Love Ash.
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen
Sounds so good - interesting to see how they are made
Mary x
maha
looks yummy dear..
Pam
This looks and sounds really delicious and I love the vibrant color of it. I'm your newest follower and will enjoy looking around your blog now.
Lyndsey
This looks so yummy and I'll bet I could make it. Thanks for the tip on growing fenugreek...I'm going to try it.
Nisa Homey
You are so right...its perfect with rice...lovely presentation too..
Anna
Pues yo adoro las berenjenas y tus recetas. es una suerte tenerte como referencia de cocina india porque haces unos platos deliciosos y auténticos. me encanta!!!. Gracias por tus recetas y tus paso a paso que son geniales. Besos
LoLy
WOW, I feel I can smell the spicese 😀 *Drooling *
Priya
Sounds and looking like brinjal 65,super tempting dish.
Madhavi
Oh this is wah wah wah post, love it 🙂
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@lekshmi
Looks fabulous and tempting.......nice clicks aarathi..
HGourmet Foodie
Awesome eggplant dish!! looks hot and spicy!!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Poonam Borkar
Tava baingan looks super tempting..mouthwatering..
Roshu
Well presented!!!
Suja
Beautiful eggplant recipe..looks super delicious
sangee vijay
this sounds so yummy...excellent recipe dear...thanks for sharing!!
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OnGoing Event ~ Dish It Out-Brinjal n Garlic
Christy Gerald
Flavorful and yumm Brinjal Masal.Delish!
Julie
Eggplant is one of my favorites. I love the idea of eggplant masala. I need to give this a try.
Holly
Love your step-by-step pictures!
Mélange
A very innovative healthy recipe Aarthi.Nicely explained..
Smitha
yummy combo!...ur lunch or dinner must have been great!
The Pumpkin Farm
looks mouthwatering dish
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
looks amazing, im a big brinjal fan & this i have to try 🙂 i dint know mwthi leaves grow this easily thanks for that piece of info!
Kurinji
Delicious and mouthwatering recipe....
Kurinji
Happy to follow u dear!
Shilpakiran
looks tasty and tangy .. mouthwatering dish ..thanks again
jeyashrisuresh
worth making an elaborate one. yummy recipe
Ann
This looks amazing! Eggplant is one of my all time favorites!
Mythreyi
Aaarathi,
Love eggplant any time, and this Tawa Baigan looks so delicious, before making the curry it self i can finish them all..
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Yum! Yum! Yum!
Meena
amazing.. i had no idea we can make baingans like this too.. upto making pakodas i got that then make onion tomato gravy and toss them there was exceptional.. normally i also dont like baingan much but when its disguised like this i would have it
great recipe
Arch
Looks really yum ! I love brinjal in any form !!
suhaina aji
i am drooling over ur beautiful dish..wish i can try some now...looks too good.
Maayeka
delicious and tempting..never thought of adding baigan pakora in tomato gravy...nice and new combination..
Priya Sreeram
good one and nice pictorial
faseela
lovely recipe............u have wonderful collection of recipes with brinjal
Biny Anoop
perfect recipe.....loved the way u made it...
candy83
Thanks for the recipe.i prepared it today ..turned out awesome
Hobby Chef
hi Aarti m neetu from hobbychef I invite you to write guest post for my blog.. please lemme know if you will do so.. 🙂
Radhika Agrawal
Hiii...wll try dis today 4 sure