Showing posts with label egg plant curry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label egg plant curry. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Egg plant - Baby corn - Broccoli Curry.



Ingredients:

Egg plant / Aubergine (diced in big bites) - 2 cups
Baby corn  - 1 cup
Broccoli - 1 cup
Onion (finely chopped) - 1 cup
Diced tomatos - 1/2 can ( or freshly chopped 1 cup)
Ginger (chopped) - 1 tbsp
Garlic (chopped) - 3 tbsp
Green chillies - 2 or as per tolerance
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Oil - 5 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Almods - for garnishing

Procedure:

1. In a frying pan add 2 tbsp oil and fry baby corn and broccoli first for 5 min. Don't let them burn and keep stirring in between and keep them aside. Now fry egg plant for 3 to 4 min till they become just tender. Take them out in a separate bowl.
2. Roughly grind ginger, garlic and green chillies and keep aside.
3. In the frying pan add 3 tbsp oil and add cumin seeds, once they splutter add the spice paste prepared ( in step 2) and fry for couple of minutes.
4. Add finely chopped onions and fry till they become translucent (for about 5 min or so) and then add chopped tomatoes, salt, turmeric powder , cumin powder and coriander powder.
5. Fry the spice mix for till tomato become soft and oil oozes out in the sides of the pan. ( this may take about 10 min or so in slow to medium heat).
6. Now add fried vegetables ( prepared in step 1) and mix well. Mix it again and let the curry simmer for  about 5 to 8 min.
7. Turn the stove off and serve it hot with rice or roti. Don't forget to garnish with coriander leaves and almonds.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Green Beans and Egg plant curry



Ingredients:


Eggplant - 2 Medium
Fresh Green Beans - 1 Cup (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 can
Ginger garlic paste - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Green Chiles - 2
Red chili Powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to Taste

Tempering:
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp
Broken Dried Red Chiles - 3 or 4
Asafoetida - Big Pinch
Curry Leaves - 5
Oil - 2 Tbsps

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan, and make tempering. When mustard seeds start spluttering, add garlic and green chiles. Fry briefly.
2. Add the chopped fresh beans and fry for few minutes.
3. Then stir in chopped eggplant and salt. Fry for few more minutes, stir in chopped tomato and salt.
4. Cook till beans are soft, add red chili powder and garam masala powder. Fry a minute or two and remove from heat.
5. Serve curry with roti.