Name: Coconut stuffed brinjal recipe by anjali sahu at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Brinjal- 4; Red pepper - 1/4 tsp; Ginger - 1 inch; Pomegranate powder(anardana) -1 tsp; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; White sesame seeds - 1 tsp; Jeera - 1/2 tsp; Aamchur - 1/2 tsp; Chana dal - 1 tsp; Hing - 1/2 pinch; Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp; Raw coconut - 1/ 4 cup; Urad dal - 1 tsp; Green coriander - 2-3 tsp, finely chopped; Oil - 1/4 cup; Green chilies - 2-3 chopped; Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp; salt as per taste

ABOUT Coconut stuffed brinjal RECIPE

This dish tastes like a gravy dish but it is dry, making it tiffin friendly. The recipe uses very less oil, making it a healthy choice for weight watchers and diabetic patients.

Ingredients Serving: 3

Brinjal- 4
Red pepper - 1/4 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Pomegranate powder(anardana) -1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
White sesame seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Aamchur - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1 tsp
Hing - 1/2 pinch
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Raw coconut - 1/ 4 cup
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Green coriander - 2-3 tsp, finely chopped
Oil - 1/4 cup
Green chilies - 2-3 chopped
Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
salt as per taste

Instructions

Heat a pan and add urad dal and chana dal and roast slightly, add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and sesame seeds and roast . Cool the spices and grind them coarsely, also add salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
Put the grinned spices in a plate, add hing powder, aamchur powder, red chilly powder, anardana, ginger, green chilly, coconut and green coriander. Mix all the spices well. Stuffing for the eggplant is ready.
Make 2 cuts on brinjal, the stalk should be joined,with this there will be three layers on the brinjal, fill stuffing in them.
Cut all the brinjals and stuff them.Preheat the pan, put oil in the pan, add the stuffed brinjals in the pan one by one. Pour the left spices on the brinjals. Cook for 5 mins on medium flame.
Open the brinjals, with the help of tong turn over the brinjals , cover them and cook for 5 mins. Open the brinjal and check whether they have become soft. Brinjals are ready. Coconut stuffed brinjal's are ready.

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