Name: Khatta Metha Baingan recipe by Suhan Mahajan at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Small Brinjals – 500 gms; Salt, Red Chili powder, Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp (As per taste); Chopped onions – 1 cup; Tamarind Pulp – ½ cup; Mustard oil – 1 tsp; Jaggery – 2 pcs (As per taste)

ABOUT Khatta Metha Baingan RECIPE

This is very famous Indian Punjabi cuisine. These small little brinjal are very cute and when tamarind and jaggery are added to it, the taste enhances manifold.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Small Brinjals – 500 gms
Salt, Red Chili powder, Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp (As per taste)
Chopped onions – 1 cup
Tamarind Pulp – ½ cup
Mustard oil – 1 tsp
Jaggery – 2 pcs (As per taste)

Instructions

Slit the brinjals diagonally giving 2 slits. Coat the inside of each pcs with a mixture of salt, red chili powder and turmeric powder.
In a Kadai or non stick pan, add 1 tsp oil, sauté onions, add brinjals and mix well. Add little more turmeric and red chili powder, salt.
Mix water and cook for 10 min. Once brinjals are cooked, add tamarind pulp and jiggery. Allow it to simmer for 5 more minutes.
Serve with garnish with cream.

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