Baingan masala
Baingan masala or brinjal masala or is an eggplant recipe, which is not very hot or rich in calories.
Ingredients we will need to make this dish:
Small baingan (small eggplant) : . . . eight
Channa dal (bengal gram) : 1 table spoon
Urad dal (black gram split) : 1 table spoon
Coriander seed (dhania) : . . . . 1 table spoon
Curry leaves (kadi patta) : . . . . . . . . 8 to 10
Garlic (lasoon) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 to 7
Hing (asafoetida) : . . . . . . . . 1/4 tea spoon
Whole red chilli (lal mirchi) : . . . . . . . . 2 to 3
Turmeric powder (haldi) : . . . 1/2 tea spoon
Cumin seed (jeera) : . . . . . . . . 1 tea spoon
Tamarind (imli) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 4
Oil (tel) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 table spoon
Coriander leaves (hara dhania)
Salt to taste
Cut baingan in four part and put it in salt water for ten minutes.
Now take 1 table spoon oil and add red chili, channa dal, urad dal, coriander seed, cumin seed, tamarind, garlic, curry leaves, hing, turmeric powder and salt. Fry for a minute and then grind it to make a paste. Apply this paste on baingan and leave it for fifteen to twenty minutes.
Heat 1 table spoon oil and fry baingan for a minute. Add 1/2 cup of water and cook till baingan is done.
Garnish baingan masala with coriander leaves.
Also try this : Bhindi Masala
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