Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Brinjal masala (bagara baigan) hyderabadi style.

The moment i hear  the  word hyderabadi, i think  about biryani. Yummy ..... hey  iam not posting  a recipe for biryani its for the  brinjal masala (bagara baigan)  as they say in hyderabad which compliments the yummy  biryani. i  did make  biryani for  baskars bday and took step wise pics too,  but  i by mistake  deleted all of them , i tried  recovering  them but  my efforts went  to drain and  so there is no way i could  post  it . Will surely do that  soon.  but  first here is the recipe  from  my  moms  kicthen, it  not only compliments biryani , it goes well with chapathi and  white rice  too. i love this  dish and  baskar  has nicked named  it as chatachat ( that means quick one ) this is done  pretty  fast  and i do  it when i am in a   hurry  to get out of the kitchen.

Item:  Brinjal masala
source : Mom
Time taken : 30 mins

Ingredients:
250 gms of  brinjal
Oil (will need  a little more than usual but less will do)
Salt to taste
1 tsp Turmeric
1 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
1tsp of  coriander powder
1-2 tsp of ginger garlic  paste.
1-2 tsp of jaggery
2-3 tsp tamarind pulp (lemon sized tamarind)
1 onion
1 tamato
curry leaves
coriander leaves
2-5 nos of  green chillies.

For Masala

50 gms of peanuts( i usually  dont measure i take  fistful)
50gms of  dry coconut flakes
1 tsp of zeera
1tsp of coriander seeds
1tsp of sesame seeds( til )
 dry roast  all the ingredients  and  grind  it  to thick  paste with water.

How i did  it .
Step  1 : Cut the stem of the brinjal and make a  cross cut  at the  bottom of  it .
Fry  the brinjal in  a little oil and keep it aside.

Step 2:  Add oil to the pan,  add onions and green chillies  when  oil is hot, saute the  onions  till brown , add ginger garlic paste to it fry till the raw smell is  gone, now add tomatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.  Fry well till the raw  smell is  gone  add a little water  so that  it cooks well and and the tomatoes become soft. No add the ground masala and tamarind pulp and  some water now add the fried brinjal, Reduce the flame  and let it cook slow till the oil seperates . Now add the  jaggery, mix well and switch off the flame. Serve this  hot biryani  or  white rice or chapathi.







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