Brinjal Curry Recipe

Prep Time: 10 mins   Cook Time: 15 mins   Serves : 4

         Brinjal Curry is a simple delicious dish made by cutting brinjal into pieces and cooked with chopped onion,tomatoes along with coconut and spices.It is a semi dry recipe which goes well with rice and rotis...

Ingredients:

• 5 - 6 Medium size Brinjal
• 3 Tomatoes, chopped
• 1 Onion finely chopped
• Salt
• Coriander leaves

To Grind:

• Coconut - 1/2 cup 
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• 3 - 4 Cashews
• Chilli Powder - 2tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

      

To temper:

• 2 Cinnamon stick
• Curry leaves few

Method:

• In a mixer put all the ingredients to grind and grind it to a thick fine paste,by adding very little water.
• Wash and cut the brinjal to medium sizes.
• In a pan add 2 tbsp oil and fry the Brinjal in the medium flame with little turmeric powder and salt.
• Close the lid and cook in low flame until the brinjal is soft.Keep aside.

      

• In the pan add 1 tbsp oil,add the items to temper.
• Add in Onion and fry until it turns golden brown.
• Add the tomatoes and fry till it becomes mushy.

     

• Now add the ground masalas fry for few mins in medium flame and add 1 cup of water.
• Allow it to boil,then add the fried brinjals.

     

• Cook covered in low medium flame for 5 mins.
• Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice / Roti