Name: Smoky brinjal curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ½ kg eggplant; 2 onions chopped; 4 green chillis; 4 garlic cloves crushed; 2 Tbsp oil; 2 Tbsp tamarind pulp; 1 tsp cumin powder; 2 tsp coriander powder; Salt to taste; 2 Tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Smoky brinjal curry

12 Jan 2018

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

If you like eggplants and Indian food, this recipe is definitely for you. This spiced and smoky brinjal curry is very tasty. When you think of ‘Indian cuisine’ this eggplant curry is high on the list. While the recipe varies by region, many Indian restaurants tend to serve Punjabi style, one of the popular ways of making the dish. To make this popular Punjabi dish, you first have to ‘smoke’ your eggplants. You can do this by turning on the stove and cooking the eggplant right over the flame or grill it using oven.

Ingredients

½ kg eggplant
2 onions chopped
4 green chillis
4 garlic cloves crushed
2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp coriander powder
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp coriander leaves chopped

Instructions

Prick eggplants and roast them over open flame or in preheated oven until
the skin scorches and starts peeling off.
When at room temperature remove the skin and mash the pulp.
Heat oil in a wok and add chopped onion and green chilli. Saute for a
minute and add tamarind pulp, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and
stir
Now add the mashed eggplants. After this point not much cooking is
required. Cook for a minute and add chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with roti, naan or pitta bread.

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