This is a tasty side dish made with coin sized or medium sized brinjal, that are stuffed with coconut, ground nut based masala paste and cooked in gravy style. It taste delicious with rotti or rice.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves : 2- 3 people
INGREDIENTS:
Small brinjal - 25 to 30 no.s( I used very small, coin sized brinjal. If you are using a medium one, use 4 to 5 brinjal)
Oil - 3 tablespoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
FOR MASALA PASTE:
Ground nut - 1/4 cup
White sesame seeds - 2 teaspoon
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Chana dal - 2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
dry red chilli - 4 to 5 no.s
Coconut - 1/2 cup fresh or dessicated
Jaggery - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - as required
METHOD:
1. Wash brinjals, and cut them in X shape on the top, without removing its stalk.
2. Put them in water, so that they dont turn dark.
3. In a pan, dry roast ground nuts, for sometime.
4. Now add 2 teaspoon of white sesame seeds and roast for just 30 seconds, as sesame seeds gets burnt fast. Transfer the contents to a plate and allow it to cool down.
5. In the same pan, add 2 teaspoons of oil . Then add chana dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli and fry till they change color. Transfer them to a plate and allow them to cool down. In the same pan, dry roast coconut for 1 to 2 minute.
6. Now grind the items prepared in step 4 and 5 , along with turmeric powder , salt and jaggery in to a thick paste by adding required water.
7. Now take each brinjal and stuff this masala paste inside.
8. In a pan, add 3 tablespoon of oil. Then add mustard. Once it splutters, add the stuffed brinjal and fry in medium flame , until the color of brinjal changes.
9. Now add the remaining masala paste and required water to get gravy like consistency.
10. Once it starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and cover it and cook for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid burning. You can use a fork to poke the brinjal to check if it is cooked well. Stuffed brinjal gravy is ready !. Serve with rice or rotti :)
SEE ALSO : Baingan Bharta , Brinjal Kadhi, Brinjal dal
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves : 2- 3 people
INGREDIENTS:
Small brinjal - 25 to 30 no.s( I used very small, coin sized brinjal. If you are using a medium one, use 4 to 5 brinjal)
Oil - 3 tablespoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
FOR MASALA PASTE:
Ground nut - 1/4 cup
White sesame seeds - 2 teaspoon
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Chana dal - 2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds - 1 tablespoon
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
dry red chilli - 4 to 5 no.s
Coconut - 1/2 cup fresh or dessicated
Jaggery - 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt - as required
METHOD:
1. Wash brinjals, and cut them in X shape on the top, without removing its stalk.
2. Put them in water, so that they dont turn dark.
3. In a pan, dry roast ground nuts, for sometime.
4. Now add 2 teaspoon of white sesame seeds and roast for just 30 seconds, as sesame seeds gets burnt fast. Transfer the contents to a plate and allow it to cool down.
5. In the same pan, add 2 teaspoons of oil . Then add chana dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, dry red chilli and fry till they change color. Transfer them to a plate and allow them to cool down. In the same pan, dry roast coconut for 1 to 2 minute.
6. Now grind the items prepared in step 4 and 5 , along with turmeric powder , salt and jaggery in to a thick paste by adding required water.
7. Now take each brinjal and stuff this masala paste inside.
8. In a pan, add 3 tablespoon of oil. Then add mustard. Once it splutters, add the stuffed brinjal and fry in medium flame , until the color of brinjal changes.
9. Now add the remaining masala paste and required water to get gravy like consistency.
10. Once it starts to boil, reduce the flame to low and cover it and cook for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to avoid burning. You can use a fork to poke the brinjal to check if it is cooked well. Stuffed brinjal gravy is ready !. Serve with rice or rotti :)
SEE ALSO : Baingan Bharta , Brinjal Kadhi, Brinjal dal
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