Bharwa Baigan/Stuffed Brinjal

Recipe

Ingredients (servings for 4)

• 6-7 small brinjal/baigan
• 1 tsp rai/mustard
• 2 tsp saunff/fennel/sonp
• 1/2 tsp methi/ fenugreek
• 4 tsp khada dhania dry/dry coriander seeds
• 2 tsp jeera/ cumin
• 2 stick red chili dry
• 1 tsp amchur powder
• 1/2 tsp tumeric/ haldi
• 4 tsp oil
• 1 tsp chopped garlic and ginger
• 1 tsp chopped green chilli
• 2 finely chopped onion
• tomato puree of 2 tomatoes
• 1 tsp gur(jaggery)/sugar
• 1 tsp chopped coriander green
• a sliced piece of lemon/nimbu for plating
• Salt according to taste

Method

• Slit the brinjal from four sides and wash them properly.
• With 1 tsp oil shallow fry the brinjal in a non stick pan ,till they get soften a little bit.
• Roast rai, saunff, methi, khada dhania, jeera and red chilli stick on a tawa without oil separately.
• In a mixer grind all the above masala and add amchur powder, haldi, salt to it and mix them properly.The above masala is called bharwa masala.
• In a kadai/pan add 2 tsp oil, when heated add garlic, ginger and onion , when they get golden add tomato puree ,then add Bharwa masala to it. Sauté till oil is coming out of it the , then add sugar/ gur(jaggery to it).Switch off the gas, let this filling to be cool down for 5 minutes.
• Stuff the shallow fried brinjal with the above filling and in the pan/kadai add rest of the 1 tsp oil and put the stuffed brinjal into the pan/kadai. Just cook them for 4-5 minutes.
• Garnish it with chopped coriander green and plate it with sliced lemon.
• Your masaledar hot spicy bharwa baigan is ready.