Name: KHATTE MEETHE BAIGAN / SWEET AND TANGY BRINJAL / EGGPLANT / AUBERGINE CURRY recipe by Shobha Keshwani at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Baby brinjals .... 200 gms; Onion ............ 1; Ginger ......... 1 inch piece; Garlic .......... few cloves; Coriander leaves .... 1/2 cup; Mint leaves ............ few; Tomato puree .............. 1 tbsp; Tamarind juice ............ 1-2 tbsps (as tangy as you prefer); Turmeric powder ..... 1/4 tsp; Coriander powder .... 1 tsp; Cumin powder .......... 1/2 tsp; Red chilli powder .... 1/4 tsp (add more if you like spicy food); Sugar ......... 1 tsp; Salt ................... to taste; Oil ............... to fry and 2 tbsps for cooking.

ABOUT KHATTE MEETHE BAIGAN / SWEET AND TANGY BRINJAL / EGGPLANT / AUBERGINE CURRY RECIPE

A simple and tangy brinjal preparation. Deep fried baby brinjals are simmered with spices and tamarind juice. .. a delicious side dish to serve with rotis / dal chawal

Ingredients Serving: 2

Baby brinjals .... 200 gms
Onion ............ 1
Ginger ......... 1 inch piece
Garlic .......... few cloves
Coriander leaves .... 1/2 cup
Mint leaves ............ few
Tomato puree .............. 1 tbsp
Tamarind juice ............ 1-2 tbsps (as tangy as you prefer)
Turmeric powder ..... 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder .... 1 tsp
Cumin powder .......... 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder .... 1/4 tsp (add more if you like spicy food)
Sugar ......... 1 tsp
Salt ................... to taste
Oil ............... to fry and 2 tbsps for cooking.

Instructions

Wash the baby brinjals and make slits. Soak them in salt water.
Heat oil and half fry the brinjals. Set aside.
Grind the onion, green chilli, ginger, garlic, coriander leaves and mint leaves coarsely adding very little water.
In a pan add oil and saute this ground masala adding the salt, sugar and dry spice powders.
Now add the tomato puree and tamarind juice.
Tip in the half fried brinjals and stir carefully to coat them with the masala.
Sprinkle a little water over them and simmer for a minute or two until done.

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