Baghara Baigan

Baghara Baigan

Baghara Baigan a popular dish of Hyderabad....

Ingredients:-

8 to 10 small brinjals

1/2 cup peanuts ( roasted, when they are cooled, rub and remove the skins)
1/2 cup sesame seeds (roasted)
8 to 10 dried red chillies
1 tblspn of whole coriander seeds
1/2 tspn of cumin
4 cloves, one small piece of cinnamon stick
5 to 6 fenugreek seeds
salt to taste
1 tspn red chili powder
1 tspn turmeric powder
1 onion (cut finely)
1/2 cup of tamarind paste

Recipe:-

Roasting and grinding masala......

• Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a pan and fry onion til light brown.
• Dry roast the whole coriander,dried red chili,cumin,cloves and cinnamon and fenugreek.
• Now grind all these ingredients together except tamarind paste.

Stuffing the brinjals....

• Now cut the small brinjals in a plus shape (+).slit towards stem side but not all the way through .One vertical and one horizontal slit.
• Nnd divide the paste into 2 parts ,one for stuffing and one for gravy.
• Fill up the stuffing into the brinjals.

Final process...

• Heat oil in a deep dish pan.
• Add remaining half of the gravy.
• Fry for few minutes.
• Add some water to it.
• Now put all the stuffed baigan.
• Cover the pan let it cook until the gravy thickens and brinjals are soft n tender.
• At the end put the tamarind paste.
• Serve with hot chapati.