Gujarati dish Bhrela ringna bateta nu sak

Name: Gujarati dish Bhrela ringna bateta nu sak
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6-8 Small brinjals (baby eggplants) (slit crosswise but not cut through); 6-8 potatoes peeled slit crosswise but not cut through; 1 Chopped tomatoes; leaves Some curry; 1 whole green chilie; 6 tbsp oil; 1/2 tbsp Mastard seeds; 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp hing; 1/2 tbsp turmeric; Salt as per taste; 2 tbsp Roasted gram flour (besan); 5 tbsp Roasted peanut powder (or crushed peanuts); 1 tbsp Red chilli powder; 1.5 tbsp coriander powder; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp chopped coriander

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"Ringan Bateta nu Bharelu Shaak" is a beloved traditional Gujarati curry made by stuffing small brinjals (eggplants) and sometimes potatoes with a spicy, sweet, and tangy masala — then slow-cooked to perfection in a pan. It's rich in flavor, uses no onion or garlic traditionally, and is often made for special meals or festive thalis.

Janki Badiyani @parthesh

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

6-8Small brinjals (baby eggplants) (slit crosswise but not cut through)
6-8potatoes peeled slit crosswise but not cut through
1Chopped tomatoes
leavesSome curry
1whole green chilie
6 tbspoil
1/2 tbspMastard seeds
1/2 tbspcumin seeds
1/2 tsphing
1/2 tbspturmeric
Salt as per taste
For Masala Stuffing (No onion, no garlic):
2 tbspRoasted gram flour (besan)
5 tbspRoasted peanut powder (or crushed peanuts)
1 tbspRed chilli powder
1.5 tbspcoriander powder
2 tbspsugar
2 tbspchopped coriander

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Steps

30 minutes

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1. Make the Stuffing Masala:
In a bowl, combine roasted besan, peanut powder, and all the dry spices.
Add sugar, salt, and coriander.
Mix everything to form a slightly sticky stuffing. Add a teaspoon of oil or water if needed.
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2. Prepare the Brinjals and Potatoes:
Slit each brinjal and potato into 4 parts (like a cross), without cutting all the way through.
Gently stuff them with the masala.
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Heat oil in a cooker
Add mustard seeds, and a pinch of hing one chilie and some curry leaves than put chopped tomatoes when it become soft
Gently add the stuffed brinjals and potatoes. And sprinkle left over masala.
Pour 1 glass watercover thelead, and cook till 2 whistle.
Now open the lead after steam released from cooker. And your sabji is ready.
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Now garnish with coriander
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Now serve with fulka roti, khich,kadhi, sukhdi, salad,achar full dish.now your Gujarati dish is ready enjoy.