Baigan Masala.
You can have Baigan Masala using 25 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Baigan Masala
- Prepare 6 of small sized purple brinjal / baingan / eggplant.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of oil.
- It's 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds / rai.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of methi / fenugreek seeds.
- It's Few of Curry leaves.
- It's 1 of onion, finely chopped.
- It's 1 cup of tamarind water.
- It's 1/2 tsp of jaggery / gud, optional.
- You need 2 tbsp of coriander leaves, finely chopped.
- It's For of ONION-TOMATO PASTE:.
- You need 2 tsp of oil.
- It's 1 of onion, thinly sliced.
- Prepare 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
- You need 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder / haldi.
- It's 1 of tomato, finely chopped.
- Prepare 1 tsp of coriander powder / daniya powder.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of cumin powder / jeera powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder.
- You need to taste of salt.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of sesame seeds / til.
- You need 1/2 cup of coconut, fresh / desiccated / dry.
- You need 1/4 cup of peanuts / groundnuts, roasted & peeled.
- It's 1 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder.
- You need to taste of salt.
Baigan Masala step by step
- Firstly, take the cut brinjal and stuff the prepared stuffing and fry on medium flame with 3 tbsp of oil..
- Cover and simmer for 2-4 minutes or till they are half cooked.further, take off and keep aside..
- Now in the same kadai add mustard seeds, methi and curry leaves. allow to splutter..
- Further add onions and saute well. also add prepared onion-tomato paste and continue to saute..
- Furthermore, place the stuffed and fried brinjals and pour tamarind wate add a piece of jaggery..
- Mix gently, cover and simmer for 5 minutes..
- Stir occasionally and cook till the brinjal gets cooked completely..
- Finally, serve baingan masala with chapathi or roti..