Eggplant curry / Enna katharikai /
Bagara Bainghan
Eggplant/Brinjal curry is the best combination for biriyani in all over the world. It is commonly knowns as Enna katharikai in south and bagara bainghan in north. It gives rich taste and very colouful. This is goes well with white rice and chapathi too.try and enjoy it.
Ingredients:
- Small egg plants - 8 to 10
- Onion - 2 (Chopped)
- Tomato - 1(Chopped)
- Tamarind - bi amla size (soaked in one cup of water)
- Sambar Powder - 1/2 tbsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Ginger- garlic paste - 2 tsp
To Roast and grind:
- Peanut - 2 tbsp
- sesseme seeds - 1 tbsp
- Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
For Tempering :
- Whole garam masala - (Bay leaves - 1 no, Cloves - 1 no, Green cardamom - 1 no, Cinnamon stick - 1 inch)
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Whole pepper - 1 tsp
- Curry Leaves - 1 Spring
- Coriander Leaves - few
- Oil - 1/4 cup
Method:
- Dry roast the sesseme seeds , Peanuts and methi seeds until it all turns brown and gives out a good aroma. After it cools , grind it into a coarse powder and keep aside.
- Make deep slits in brinjal and do not cut through. fry it in the oil until the skin color changes and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add whole garam masala , cumin seeds, whole pepper , curry leaves.
- Now add the onion fry till golden brown. After few mins add the ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and suate it for few mins.
- Now add sambar powder and chilly powder. suate it for 3 mins. after the raw smell goes then add the tamarind water into it .
- After 5 min add the ground paste and fried egg plants. Until the oil oozes out boil in simmer and switchoff the flame.
- Serve this gravy with biriyani and it is commoly known as Enna katharika in south and Bagara bainghan in north.
- This is also goes well with white rice and chapathi.
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