Bagara Baingan

Bagara Baingan
(North Indian brinjal recipe)




Bagara Baingan ingredients:

8 brinjals
1 medium size onion, finely sliced
small lemon size tamarind
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder or to taste
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
10 fenugreek seeds
1 bay leaf
2 cardamom pods
2 cloves
1" cinnamon
few curry leaves
few coriander leaves
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste
Paste ingredients:

1/2 ground nuts (peanuts)
2 tbsp seasame seeds
2 tbsp coconut powder or fresh coconut
Bagara Baigan preparation:

First dry roast the peanuts, seasame seeds and coconut powder till they into nice golden yellow colour.
Make a paste (little bit corase) and keep aside.
Soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup water and extract the juice.
Wash and cut the brinjals ("+" shape) and put them in water.
Now heat a pan with oil and add mustard seeds.
When they start to pop add bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
When they start to crackle add sliced onions and saute till they become transparent.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell disappears or till the oil separates from the mixture.
Now add brinjals, salt and cover with a lid and cook on low flame till the brinjal become tender.
Add chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and saute for few seconds.
Now add the tamarind extract and bring it boil.
Add ground paste and combined well.
Cover with a lid and cook on very low flame for further 10 mins.
In-between stir well. so that they don't burn.
Finally adjust salt and garnish with coriander leaves.
Now yout easy and tasty bagara baingan is ready to serve.
This goes well with Roti, paratha, plain white rice, etc...