Vidharba Style Baingan Masala

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The dish that I will be making is Vidharba style Baingan masala. Vidharba is a dry region in Maharashtra. Eggplant/ Brinjal is a staple crop here.The cuisine belonging to this region is usually spicy, tangy and often vibrantly coloured. Chilli is the most popular spice used. The region has abundance of this spice, for this recipe usually Bhiwapuri chillies are used but I am using Kashmiri Chillies for lower pungency and bright colour. This recipe is an attempt to give a boring vegetable an interesting turn.

Taniya Roy @cook_14002399

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Ingredients

30-40 minutes

2 servings

250 gmBrinjal/eggplant sliced
2Sliced onions
50 gmGarlic, Coarsely chopped
2Tomatoes small sized, diced
2-3Split Green chillies, according to appetite
2.1/2 tbspKashmiri Chilli powder
1 tbspTurmeric
1 TbspVinegar (Optional)
to tasteSalt
2 TspSugar
Cumin Seeds for Tempering
Mustard/ vegetable oil for cooking
Water as required

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Steps

30-40 minutes

1

Heat oil in a pan, till the time it releases smoke.
2

Add Cumin for tempering then add a pinch of salt and split green chillies. Salt helps avoids spluttering of chillies.
3

Add Chopped garlic and sauté for 5 minutes. Add sliced onions, fry till translucent. Add a sugar and fry onions till they are slightly caramelised.
4

Add diced tomatoes, add salt to taste and then turmeric. Cover this up keeping the flame medium low. The salt allows the tomatoes to mellow down.
5

After 5-7 minutes, add sliced Brinjal, mix it up with the masala, add chilli powder and add a little water if required. Cover it up, set the flame to medium high. Keep covered for 10 minutes.
6

Open the lid after 10 minutes, check seasoning. Add vinegar (Optional) and mix again. Then switch off the heat.
7

Allow the dish a standing time of 5 minutes. Your Vidharba Style Baingan Masala is ready.
8

Best enjoyed with Rotis or fragrant short grain rice such as Chinnur or Tulsi bhog.