Khatte Baingan Recipe

Ingredients

• ________________Masala for Frying Baingan____________________
• eggplant (baingan) 1/2 kg
• Salt (namak) 3/4 teaspoon
• Red chili powder (pisi lal mirch) 1/2 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 teaspoon
• Rice flour (chawal ka aata) 2 teaspoon
• Cooking oil for frying
• __________________For Curry or Gravy_________________
• Cooking oil 3 tablespoon
• Mustard seeds (rai dana) 1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds (safaid zeera) 1/4 teaspoon
• Fennel seeds (saunf) 1/4 teaspoon
• Black cumin (kala zeera or kalonji) 1/4 teaspoon
• Bay leaf (taiz paat) 1
• Onion (piyaz) 1 medium thinly sliced
• Garlic paste (pisa lahsan) 1 teaspoon
• Ginger paste (pisi adrak) 1 teaspoon
• Red chili powder (pisi lal mirch) 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder (haldi) 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam masala powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt (namak) 3/4 teaspoon or to taste
• Tamarind paste (imli ka paste) 2 teaspoon or to taste
• Sugar (cheeni) 1 teaspoon or to taste (optional)
• Hot water (garam pani) 1/2 cup
• Green chilies 5-6

Directions

1. 1

   Cut baingan (eggplant) in large thick slices and put in a bowl.

2. 2

   Add salt, red chili powder, turmeric and rice flour over these cut slices of baingan and rub the masala over the baingan completely.

3. 3

   Take enough oil for frying of baingan in a pan and put it on medium flame.

4. 4

   When the oil heats up fry the baingan in it till they get golden brown.

5. 5

   In another pan add cooking oil and put it on medium flame.

6. 6

   Now put the five spices (cumin, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, black cumin) and bay leaf in the cooking oil and fry for few seconds so that the spices could release their aroma.

7. 7

   Add sliced onion in it and saute till the onion turns light brown.

8. 8

   Add some water in the pan and then put ginger garlic paste in it. Give a stir to everything and then add red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt in it. Mix everything well and saute for 7-8 minutes on medium flame.

9. 9

   Then pour in the tamarind paste mix it and add the sugar in it. If you do not want to add sugar you can skip it.

10. 10

    Pour in the hot water and add the fried baingan in it now.

11. 11

    Time to time pour the gravy on the baingan so that they could absorb the sour flavor.

12. 12

    Add green chilies in it, cover the pan and let the gravy cook for 2 minutes.

13. 13

    Delicious khatte baingan are ready to enjoy.