Baigan with Coconut

Baigan with Coconut

Ingredients

 

Small brinjals (baigan) 10 -12 pieces
Onion (payaz), chopped 1/2 cup
Green chillies (hari mirch), chopped 1 tea spoon
Garlic (lahsan), chopped 1 tea spoon
Ginger (adrakh), chopeed 1 tea spoon
Coconut (nariyel) grated 1/2 cup
Tamarind (imli), pulp 1 tea spoon
Sugar (chini) 1 tea spoon
Oil 4 table spoon
Mustard seeds (sarso ke dane) 1 tea spoon
Fennel powder(saunf ) 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander (Dhaniya) powder 1 tea spoon
Red chili (lal mirch) powder 1 tea spoon
Turmeric (haldi) powder 1 tea spoon
Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Wash and make 4 slits in the brinjals, keep the crowns intact, and sprinkle little salt and turmeric powder on it.
  2. Heat oil in a pan, lightly fry the brinjals and keep them aside.
  3. Now add mustard seeds in same oil and let them splutter.
  4. Add chopped garlic, ginger and green chillies and cook them for a minute.
  5. Now add chopped onion and cook them for 3-4 minutes.
  6. Once onion becomes lightly brown, add fresh grated coconut and let it cook for further 3-4 minutes.
  7. Now add the fennel powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Let it cook for 1 minute.
  8. Add a cup of water and adjust salt. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes and then add the fried brinjal. Let it cook for 5-7 minutes.
  9. Now add the tamarind pulp and sugar and boil it for 1-2 minutes and put the flame off.
  10. Serve “Baigan with coconut” hot with Roti.

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