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This site is designed to help you if you are looking for ethnic recipes or meal ideas from around the globe. You can search for a recipe (using the search box on the right) or use the drop down menus at the top of the page which include region, country, base ingredient or "pot luck"
 


Indian Recipe and Meal Ideas
Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Brinjal Curry

An eggplant preparation cooked in spicy gravy. Adds perfect taste to those spicy glands.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

  • Medium size brinjals -8(not round ones)
  • Ginger -2inches
  • coriander-equal to ginger
  • tamarind juice( thick) -1 t.sp.
  • turmuric powder-1/2 t.sp.
  • chana dal--1 t.sp
  • Urud dal-1 t.sp
  • mustard seeds-1/2 t.sp
  • cumin seeds-1/2 t.sp
  • oil-4 t.sp.s
  • green chiilies 5
  • red chillies -3(cut into pieces)
  • salt to taste



Method:


1.First make a paste of green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves nicely.
2.Cut the brinjals into 2 inch pieces.
3.Heat oil in a thick bottom pan. Put chana dal, urud dal, cumin seeds,
mustard seeds. Allow to splutter. Add red chillies and fry nicely.
4.Put the brinjal pieces, salt and turmuric.
5.Fry them for a while and cover the pan, with a plate. Put some water
in the plate.
6.After the brinjals are half cooked, put the tamarind juice,
ginger-coriander paste in the brinjal pieces and mix well.
7.Close the pan again, but stir it frequently.
8.After 5 or 6 minutes, the curry is ready.
9.Sprinkle the coriander leaves and serve.
10.Tastes good with white rice and ghee.


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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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