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Masala Baigan

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024

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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
30 Mins
Makes
6 null
Ingredients
For the Paste:
2 tbsp raw peanuts
2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1/3 cup coriander (dhania)
Other Ingredients:
750 gms sliced brinjals (baingan / eggplant)
1/2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/3 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
salt to taste
1/2 cup curd (dahi)
1 tsp lemon juice
3 tbsp oil for frying
Method
- Make a fine paste of all the ingredients mentioned under for paste.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the jeera seeds till they crackle.
- Now add the chopped onions and fry till they turn pink in color.
- Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for another minute.
- Add dhania powder, red chilli powder, amchur powder and garam malsala powder and fry for another minute.
- Now add the fine paste.
- After frying for 1/2 a minute, add haldi powder, salt
- Now add the beaten curds and mix well.
- To this mixture add the brinjal slices.
- Add a little water and cover till the brinjals are fully cooked.
- Put the lemon juice and garnish with corinader leaves.
- Serve hot with chapati or pratha.
Masala Baigan recipe with step by step photos