Sunday, December 26, 2010

Baingan aur Mirch ka Saalan

Life has so many challenges ahead for us now. Right from Career, School for the kid,  everything is still on hold, and we are really fighting hard to play it all smoothly from the pause mode. Hope everything will get smoother. Other than that, had bloggers meet, where i got a chance of knowing all nice bloggers and now i can call them as blog-friends. every blog-friend were so sweet and nice. then my kid got holiday's, so i need not tell you all, why i was not spotted here often.

Baingan aur Mirch ka Saalan

Holiday fever caught us and cooking new dishes becomes my job. As a Brinjal Fan, i was longing to prepare this Baingan aur Mirch ka Saalan. i got this recipe from Nita Mehta's Cook in Minutes. it was really made in minutes.close to quarter of an hour, if i need to mention the duration.

If you think, that this Gravy is a Spicy Dish, then you are wrong. Its Tangy and Thick Gravy. If you need it to be spicier, add some chilli powder or have a bite of green chilli's then and there while having the gravy;)
The fried soft brinjals compliment with the tanginess of the gravy, and i think thats the uniqueness of the gravy.

Baingan ka Salaan

Recipe Source: Nita Mehta's Cook in Minutes
Ingredients:

4 Green Chilli's
5 Purple Brinjal's - sliced in round shape's (refer picture)
Tamarind paste - 2 tsp's
Chilli powder  - 1 tsp
5 tbsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard
1/2 Onion - finely chopped
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Thick Milk - 1/4 cup or Fres Cream - 2 tsp's

To Grind:

2 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp peanuts
1 tsp grated coconut
6 flakes of garlic
1 inch of ginger
1 tsp Cumin
2 tsp's of corriander powder
a pinch of turmeric powder
Juice of half of a Lemon

 Grind the above all together into a smooth and thick paste with 2 tbsp of water.

Brinjal Green chilli Gravy

Method:

Heat Oil in a Thick Bottomed pan, add slitted green chilli's and fry them. after frying remove it from oil.
Then add round sliced Brinjal's to the oil and fry them for 5-7 minutes till they are cooked and turn into golden colour. once the brinjals are cooked remove them from oil.

add mustard, curry leaves to the oil and let the mustard splutter. now add frinely schopped onion and fry them till they turn translucent.

Now add the grounded smooth paste and mix with the onions. add 2 cup's of water and tamarind paste and bring them to boil.

Then add the fried green chilli's and brinjals to the pan and mix well. Let the gravy simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Then remove the gravy from the flame and add 2 tsp of fresh cream or 1/4 cup of thick milk.

Serve with Rice or roti's.

12 comments:

  1. Hi Lavi, love your blog. this is a tryly tempting dish. bookmakring this to try this spicy curry soon.

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  2. Hi Lavi,
    Wishing u a very sunny , happy and a great year 2011 ! During difficult times i remember what my parents always say -- Life is like a wheel of the cycle; it goes down to come up !
    BTW the salan looks swell and very delectable-loved this one !

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  3. spicy and tangy dish looking delicious

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  4. droolworthy and yummilicious salan waiting to be grabbed and tasted.

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  5. Salan looks so creamy and delicious!

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  6. Omg, wat delectable saalan, sooo tempting!

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  7. Creamy n yummy perfect for rotis

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  8. Nice and yummy recipe.. beautiful presentation :)


    Hari Chandana
    Indian Cuisine

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  9. wow, that looks amazingly delicious :)

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  10. Thanks Sayantani!

    Priya, I strongly believe, that everything will come up, Thanks Dear! Wish You VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

    Thanks All for your lovely comments!

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  11. Wish you a very Happy New Year. Few weeks I did not log on and how many posts you come up with!!!

    Hey, I heard about this chennai food bloggers meet from Kamakshi's blog.Even here you have not mentioned who all met,pls share their URLs so that people like me can benefit from their posts.thanks in advance.

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