BAIGAN BAGARA

Hello everyone, wishing you all a very happy Vishu and new year. Its been busy with spring and children wanting to play all the time. Anyway, this recipe was made by my husbands aunt when she came to visit us. It is an excellent cook innovative, trying to make new dishes and all the time. Baigan as Brinjal/Kathirukkai is an interesting plant in the sense that not everyone likes and there is a lot of dishes that can be made out of them (that is what my guess is, maybe I'm wrong). This is an excellent lining for or Chapathi Roti, enjoy!BAIGAN BAGARAINGREDIENTSBAIGAN/Eggplant/KATHIRUKKAI: 4-6 small slits in 4 without cutting them through all the wayONION; 1. BIG O-2 SMALL CUT INTO LONG SLICESTOMATO: SLICED THIN 1-2GREEN CHILE: 1-2FOR THE SAUCESESAME SEEDS: 1 TABLESPOONPEANUT: 1 TABLESPOONCOCONUT: 1 TABLESPOONGINGER AND garlic: 2 teaspoons or small sizeCORIANDER POWDER: 1 TSPGARAM MASALA; 1 TEASPOONRED CHILLI POWDER: 1 TSPJEERA: 1 TEASPOONSALT: 1 TSPMAKINGThe first step is to cut the Eggplant without completely cutting the brinjal. It means that all Brinjal should be intact but raja 4 well up to the Fund and fried in oil until the Eggplant becomes Brown on the outside. Remove and place on paper to drain excess oil.Then, take a frying pan and fry the sesame seeds and ground nut until it becomes Brown (not burnt Brown but good fried Brown). keep them aside. Do the same with the coconut until it turns brown. In a blender add all three together with all the spices listed above for the sauce and grind it in a good pasta.Take a skillet, Saute onions, tomatoes with green chiles. Add the fried eggplant and let Cook for a couple of minutes before adding the pasta masala. Cook another 5 minutes until all the juice mixes well with vegetables. Garnish with fresh cilantro leaves and Bagara Baigan is ready to serve.TIPSMake sure that the Sesame and cultivated nut won't burn and also used in proportion coz then it shall then expire in the whole dish that many will not like.You can add a teaspoon of cashew nuts if you want to add more flavor, but it bothers him that the dish is on the heavier side with fried eggplant and coconut.