Baked Brinjal/Aubergine/ Baigan Rings In Nutty Curry

I wanted to make Brinjal curry, but in a different way. What was different? Well I used roasted almonds and grilled the rings of brinjal (not the whole brinjal). I was so happy with result that I wanted to post it immediately.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Chopped thin Rings of Brinjal/Aubergine/ Baigan
• 10-12 almonds
• 2 dry red chillies
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 5-6 cloves of garlic
•  ¼ cup curd
• 1 Bay leaf/ Tej Patta
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds/methi dana
• ½ tsp fennel seeds/ Saunf
• 1 tsp coriander seeds/ akkha dhaniya
• ½ tsp mustard seeds/rai/ sarson
• Salt to taste
• 1/ tbsp coriander powder/dhaniya powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tbsp red chiili powder (or adjust as per taste)
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves/dhaniya/cilantro 

Method:

1. Apply oil on the baking tray and bake brinjal rings at 150C for 12 minutes (or till the skin becomes soft )
2. Dry roast almonds, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, fennel seeds and bay leaf. And powder it in the blender/mixer.
3. Heat oil and add garlic and onions. Cook till it is soft.
4. Then add tomatoes, curd and all the other masala/dry spices and cook till tomatoes are soft.
5. When the above mixture is cooled then puree it in the blender.
6. Again heat pan and add in the puree, roasted powder , water and baked brinjal rings. Bring to boil and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or any bread/roti.

Corn Tomato Bharta

Baigan/ Bringal bharta is very common dish in India, but as always I wanted to make something new so I prepared corn bharta. Corn is easily available these days and in my freezer frozen corn is always present. I made corn bharta when I had some unexpected guests at home, I wanted to make something special and new, so it was then when I made Corn Bharta.

Ingredients 1 cup boiled sweet corn 2 sweet big tomatoes 1 onion ¼ tsp. cumin seeds salt to taste ¼ tsp turmeric powder (haldi) ¼ tsp. red chilli powder (lal Mirch) ¼ tsp. coriander powder (dhaniya) ¼ tsp garlic ginger paste pinch of sugar 1 cup of coriander & mint leaves 1 tsp. oil

Method Boil the corn with little turmeric powder and salt. Heat 1 tsp. of oil and put in the cumin seeds When the cumin seeds start crackling, add ginger garlic paste then add onions. Fry till it turns golden. Add all the remaining masalas. Then add the chopped tomatoes mash it like bharta cover and let it cook. Then add the boiled corn. Garnish with coriander and mint leaves. Enjoy with roti bread or rice.