Kadai Baigan

                                   "Kadai Baigan"

Ingredients:

• 6 small size baigan
• 1 capsicum
• 4-5 finely chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp freshly made ginger garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/3 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp crushed coriander seeds
• 1/4 tsp musturd seeds
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1-2 bay leaf
• 3-4 cloves
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder(optional)
• 4 tsp oil
• salt as par taste
• pinch of hing
• handful of chopped coriander leaves
• oil for deep frying baigan
• 1/2 tsp butter

Method:

• Deep fry washed baigan and keep them aside.
• Take 1 1/2 onion and capsicum..cut them into medium size pieces. Take lil oil in pan and saute onions and capsicum in it.. until they get little soft and crunchy.keep them aside.
• In a same pan add remaining oil hing and cumin and coriander seeds.. bay leaf, clove..saute..once they brown add remaining chopped onions.When onions turns pink in color add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes off.
• Now add all spices like turmeric powder, cumin and coriander powder,red chilli powder and salt.cook them till they loose oil..Now add chopped tomatoes.
• Cook until tomatoes become masy..at the end add fry baigan and onion and capsicum...mix well.
• Add butter..it will give nice texture to your gravy..cook it on slow to medium flame for 4-5 mins.
• Switch off flame and add coriander leaves.  
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