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BRINJAL SERVE
Ingredients:
500 grms small round brinjals
1 cup onion paste
1 cup pureed tomato
½ tsp ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
3 green chillies, slit and cut across
2 tsp red chillie powder
¼ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp lime juice or to taste
2 tbs black sesame seeds, roasted and powdered
( I used white sesame seeds)
Salt to taste
Seasonings:
½ tsp whole black pepper
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
¼ cup gingelly oil
Method:
Slit the brinjal into 4, from the bottom.
Leave the brinjal whole with the stalk.
( I cut into big chunks )
Leave them in salted water.
Heat a wok with the oil. add in the seasonings.
Let them splutter, add in the cut green chillies.
Now add in the onion, ginger and garlic paste.
Fry till the raw smell goes, add in the pureed tomatoes.
Fry till the oil separates. Now add in the red chillie powder,
turmeric powder and salt.
Mix well, add in the brinjal pieces and cook stirring well.
Now you can sprinkle little water to help the brinjals cook.
Cook on low flame, cover for a minute and cook.
Remove cover and stir well see if the brinjals are cooked.
Add in the sesame powder and mix well.
Add in the lime juice, mix well and remove.
Best combo for kuska mutton biriyani
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