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Baingan Masala Recipe

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Total time
40 min
Serves
4
Cuisine
Indian
Baingan Masala Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 large Brinjal / Baingan
  • 2 tbsp + for shallow frying Oil
  • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
  • 1 medium chopped finely Onion
  • 2 chopped Green Chillies
  • 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder / Malli Podi
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 Tomatoes chopped finely
  • 1 cup Water

Steps

  1. 1

    Cut brinjal into thick rounds, now cut each rounds into strips.

  2. 2

    Heat oil for shallow frying. Drop brinjal in and fry till golden. Remove and set aside.

  3. 3

    Now drain most of the oil from the pan, keep just 2 tblspn in it.

  4. 4

    Add in mustard and cumin. let them pop.

  5. 5

    Now add in onions, chillies and saute till golden.

  6. 6

    Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min or so.

  7. 7

    Add in salt and spice powders and mix well.

  8. 8

    Now add in tomatoes and cook for couple of mins, add in a splash of water and cook till tomatoes turn mushy.

  9. 9

    Now add in another splash of water and when it starts to bubble, add in fried brinjal and mix. Simmer for 5 mins or so.

  10. 10

    Serve.

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