Aloo Baigan

Eggplant dish

Recipe by fatma of Dar-es-salaam, TZ

Eggplant / Brinjal / Aubergine whatever you call it, it is a marvellous vegetable. This dish is delicious

Ingredients vegetarian 6 servings


    • ½ kg baigans
    • ½ kg potatoes
    • 2 tsps methi seeds or 2 tbsps methi leaves
    • 2 tsps jeera
    • 3 tomatoes (peeled and chopped)
    • 2 tsps turmeric powder
    • Salt
    • 1½ tsps garlic paste
    • 3 tbsps oil
    • 4 chopped green chillies

    Directions

    1. Cut baigans into pieces, peel potatoes and cut into pieces.
    2. Heat oil, add methi seeds or methi leaves,and jeera, let it splutter, add tomatoes, turmeric, chillies, and garlic, braise on medium heat till tomatoes are pulpy.
    3. Add baigans, potatoes and salt, mix well, reduce heat and cook on low flame stirring occasionally.
    4. Add little water and cook till vegetables done, add more water if very dry.
    5. Serve hot with rotis.

    Comments

    jean chaurasia

    A nice recipe. I suggest adding a pinch of hing to the seasoning - hing, methi and jeera, can also add broked dried red chillies.

    foziakauser

    foziakauser

    thx for nice recepie....