Baigan Masala

Name: Baigan Masala
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 small sized purple brinjal / baingan / eggplant; 3 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds / rai; 1/4 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds; few curry leaves; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 cup tamarind water; 1/2 tsp jaggery / gud optional; 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped; for onion-tomato paste:; 2 tsp oil; 1 onion thinly sliced; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste / adrak lasun paste; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder / haldi; 1 tomato finely chopped; 1 tsp coriander powder / daniya powder; 1/4 tsp cumin powder / jeera powder; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; to taste salt; for stuffing:; 2 tbsp sesame seeds / til; 1/2 cup coconut fresh / desiccated / dry; 1/4 cup peanuts / groundnuts roasted & peeled; 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder; to taste salt

Chef Tripti Saxena @cook_9959630

Ghaziabad

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Chef Tripti Saxena @cook_9959630

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Ingredients

6small sized purple brinjal / baingan / eggplant
3 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seeds / rai
1/4 tspmethi / fenugreek seeds
few curry leaves
1onion finely chopped
1 cuptamarind water
1/2 tspjaggery / gud optional
2 tbspcoriander leaves finely chopped
for onion-tomato paste:
2 tspoil
1onion thinly sliced
1 tspginger garlic paste / adrak lasun paste
1/2 tspturmeric powder / haldi
1tomato finely chopped
1 tspcoriander powder / daniya powder
1/4 tspcumin powder / jeera powder
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
to tastesalt
for stuffing:
2 tbspsesame seeds / til
1/2 cupcoconut fresh / desiccated / dry
1/4 cuppeanuts / groundnuts roasted & peeled
1 tspkashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
to tastesalt

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Steps

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Firstly, take the cut brinjal and stuff the prepared stuffing. and fry on medium flame with 3 tbsp of oil. cover and simmer for 2-4 minutes or till they are half cooked. further, take off and keep aside. now in the same kadai add mustard seeds, methi and curry leaves. allow to splutter. further add onions and saute well.
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Also add prepared onion-tomato paste and continue to saute. furthermore, place the stuffed and fried brinjals. and pour tamarind wate add a piece of jaggery. mix gently, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. stir occasionally and cook till the brinjal gets cooked completely. finally, serve baingan masala with chapathi or roti.