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.