Thursday, January 04, 2007

Bhagara Baingan(Vankaya gravy)


*Bhagara Baingan recipe*
Ingredients:
  1. Brinjals/egg plants - small ones (whole slit in the center on both sides)

For Gravy :

  1. Til (white) - 1 or 2 tsp
  2. Groundnuts - a handful
  3. Cloves - 2 or 3
  4. Cinnamon - 1" stick
  5. Dry Red Chillies - 4
  6. Dry Coconut (copra) - grated 1 tbsp
  7. Corinader seeds - 1 tsp
  8. Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
  9. Jeera - 1 tsp,Tamarind - 1/2 cup thick pulp
  10. Salt - to taste
  11. Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp

For seasoning :

  1. Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  2. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  3. Chopped coriander leaves - 2tsp



Method:

  • Fry all ingredients for gravy (except tamarind, salt, oil) individually over low heat, till you get the aroma.
  • Grind the above to a fine paste.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add the brinjals and fry till it is little soft. Add the ground paste and fry.
  • Add tamarind paste, salt and water. Let it boil. You can see the oil coming to the top.
  • In another pan, heat a tsp of oil, add jeera, mustard seeds. Add this to above gravy.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves at the end.

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