Recipe Spicy eggplant curry

Ingredients :

• 2 Baby eggplants(I bought it from Costco)
• 1 medium sized white onion chopped into fine pieces
• 3 large tomatoes
• 2 tsp ginger paste
• 2 tsp garlic paste
• few leaves curry leaves
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves chopped
• 1 tsp approx. mustard seeds
• 1 tsp dried mango powder
• 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
• 1-2 tsp chilly powder(depending on the spice level)
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2 tsp dried golden sultana raisins
• to taste salt
• cooking oil as needed (I used organic sunflower oil)

Method :

1. Step 1 - Cut the eggplant into round slices about an inch think and keep it aside. In a pan, add few tbsp of cooking oil. When the oil becomes hot, place the eggplant pieces in the pan. Cook/Fry the pieces both sides until both sides becomes evenly golden brown in color. Continue this process for all your remaining eggplant pieces. Keep this aside
2. Step 2 - In a cooking dish, add few tbsp of cooking oil. When the oil becomes hot, add the chopped onions and sauté it until onion becomes tender and slightly transparent. Into this add ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Next, add dried mango powder, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, raisins, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, chili powder, turmeric powder, lemon juice as per the above specified measurements. Mix the masala for few minutes. To this add chopped tomatoes, cilantro and curry leaves and sauté the content for 5-6 minutes until tomatoes are fried well. Add 1 tsp salt or as required.
3. Final step - To the masala add the fried eggplant pieces and mix well . If you like it more gravy add some (1/2 cup) water and bring everything to a boil. Add more salt if required.
4. Serve hot with roti or rice.

Recipe Spicy eggplant curry 2012-02-12T20:25:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster