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Stuffed brinjal and potato

I was just browsing through some magazines for recipes and came across a recipe for stuffed brinjal. I added some more ingredients to it and made a mouth-watering recipe which is easy to make. It goes well with steamed rice or roti.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g Brinjals small
  • 1 Potato large
  • For the stuffing:
  • 1 Onion roughly chopped
  • 5 Garlic cloves grated
  • 1 " Ginger grated
  • A sprig of coriander chopped
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Dry mango powder
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • Salt as required
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • For seasoning:
  • 1 Tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • A sprig of curry leaves

Method
 

  1. Cube the potatoes and set aside in water (so as not to blacken them).
  2. Heat oil in a deep bottomed vessel, add the cumin seeds and curry leaves and let them splutter.
  3. Add the potatoes and half cook them.
  4. In a separate pan,heat oil and fry onion and add all the rest of the ingredients under stuffing and fry taking care not to burn any dry powders.
  5. Let this cool down and grind into a smooth paste.
  6. Remove the stems from brinjal and wash them thouroughly.
  7. Slit them on the top in a cross and stuff them with the stuffing.
  8. Add these brinjals to the half cooked potatoes and cook under lid until the brinjals are cooked.
  9. Serve hot.