Hi friends,
My today’s recipe is Eggplant Curry – a tasty Bengali side dish made with brinjal. It is very delicious and wonderful aromatic and very easy to prepare.
Cooking time – 30 minutes. Serve – 4
Ingredients -
1.Eggplant – 1 (big size)
2.Onion – 1 (chopped)
3.Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp.
4.Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp.
5.Tomato – 1 (chopped)
6.Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp.
7.Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
8.Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp.
9.cumin powder – 1/2 tsp.
10..Sugar – 1/2 tsp.
11.Salt to taste.
12.Oil – 100 grams.
13.Curd – 1 tbsp.
14.Ghee – 1 tsp.
15.Garam masala powder – 1 tsp.
16.Raisins – 2 tbsp. (optional)
17.Cashew nuts – 8-10
18.Green chilly (slit) – 4 (for garnishing)
19.Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.(chopped)
Method -
1.Cut the brinjal into large pieces and immerse in water for 10-15 minutes.Drain and marinate with 1 tsp. of salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.Grind cashew nuts with 1/2 cup of water to a paste.
2.Heat oil in a pan, reduce heat and fry the brinjal pieces till light brown.Remove them from the oil and keep aside.
3.Add cumin seeds in the remaining oil. When it splutters add onion and fry till light brown. Add tomato pieces,saute for 3-4 minutes.Add ginger-garlic,turmeric-chilly-cumin powders,sugar and 1/2 cup water.Saute till oil separates and raw smell of the masalas goes off.
4.Add cashew paste,saute for 2-3 minutes with continuous stirring. Add curd with 1/2 cups of water,saute for 3-4 minutes.
5.Add 1/2 cups of water and salt, let it bring to boil.
6.Add brinjal pieces, raisins and cook for 5-6 minutes (stirring occasionally)
7.When oil starts floating on the top of the gravy,remove pan from heat. Add ghee,and garam masala,mix well and cover the pan.Give 7-8 minutes standing time.
Brinjal curry is ready to serve.Garnish with green chilly and coriander leaves,serve with rice,roti,parathas.
My today’s recipe is Eggplant Curry – a tasty Bengali side dish made with brinjal. It is very delicious and wonderful aromatic and very easy to prepare.
Cooking time – 30 minutes. Serve – 4
Ingredients -
1.Eggplant – 1 (big size)
2.Onion – 1 (chopped)
3.Ginger paste – 1/2 tsp.
4.Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp.
5.Tomato – 1 (chopped)
6.Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp.
7.Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
8.Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp.
9.cumin powder – 1/2 tsp.
10..Sugar – 1/2 tsp.
11.Salt to taste.
12.Oil – 100 grams.
13.Curd – 1 tbsp.
14.Ghee – 1 tsp.
15.Garam masala powder – 1 tsp.
16.Raisins – 2 tbsp. (optional)
17.Cashew nuts – 8-10
18.Green chilly (slit) – 4 (for garnishing)
19.Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.(chopped)
Method -
1.Cut the brinjal into large pieces and immerse in water for 10-15 minutes.Drain and marinate with 1 tsp. of salt and a pinch of turmeric powder.Grind cashew nuts with 1/2 cup of water to a paste.
2.Heat oil in a pan, reduce heat and fry the brinjal pieces till light brown.Remove them from the oil and keep aside.
3.Add cumin seeds in the remaining oil. When it splutters add onion and fry till light brown. Add tomato pieces,saute for 3-4 minutes.Add ginger-garlic,turmeric-chilly-cumin powders,sugar and 1/2 cup water.Saute till oil separates and raw smell of the masalas goes off.
4.Add cashew paste,saute for 2-3 minutes with continuous stirring. Add curd with 1/2 cups of water,saute for 3-4 minutes.
5.Add 1/2 cups of water and salt, let it bring to boil.
6.Add brinjal pieces, raisins and cook for 5-6 minutes (stirring occasionally)
7.When oil starts floating on the top of the gravy,remove pan from heat. Add ghee,and garam masala,mix well and cover the pan.Give 7-8 minutes standing time.
Brinjal curry is ready to serve.Garnish with green chilly and coriander leaves,serve with rice,roti,parathas.
"Remember that Bengali households still are known for their amazing food culture and this fact is known world-wide :)
ReplyDeletetanSEN was bengali my dear friend, so were a lot of other people! want to see the entire list as it stands today? so was subash chandra bose and sri aurobindo :)
and i can name a million others and i am proud to say our greateness can be exerted beyond our national borders.
we are the fifth largest speakers!
we bengalis have won pretty much every award in the world stage you name it we have it and we are damn proud of what we have :)
its the only country in the world which took rebellion because it couldn’t speak its mother tongue and it won! and won so hard that the UN had to adopt that day as the international language day, which celebrates languages from all over the world.
did you know that the FAMOUS SEARS TOWER is architectured by another bengali?"
KAMONASISH AAYUSH MAZUMDAR
(MBA, IMT Ghaziabad)
Bengaluru, Karnataka