Brinjal curry
Brinjal curry recipe in the indian category
Recipe ingredients:
- 8 medium size brinjals, not round ones
- 2 inch piece ginger
- Coriander, equal to ginger
- 1 teaspoon tamarind juice, thick
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon chana dal
- 1 teaspoon urud dal
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 4 teaspoons oil
- 5 green chillies
- 3 red chillies, cut into pieces
- Salt to taste
Recipe method:
- First make a paste of green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves nicely.
- Cut the brinjals into 2 inch pieces.
- Heat oil in a thick bottom pan. Put chana dal, urud dal, cumin seeds, mustard seeds.
- Allow to splutter. Add red chillies and fry nicely.
- Put the brinjal pieces, salt and turmeric.
- Fry them for a while and cover the pan, with a plate. Put some water in the plate.
- After the brinjals are half cooked, put the tamarind juice, ginger-coriander paste in the brinjal pieces and mix well.
- Close the pan again, but stir it frequently.
- After 5 or 6 minutes, the curry is ready.
- Sprinkle the coriander leaves and serve.
- Tastes good with white rice and ghee.