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Baked Aubergines Recipes
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Ingredients : |
20
aubergines (baigan), small, oval
120ml oil
12 red
chilies, whole
10g cumin
(jeera) seeds
6g black
peppercorn
10 green
cardamoms (choti elaichi)
5 cinnamon
(daalchini) sticks
1 bay leaf
(tej patta)
10 cloves
(laung)
60ml malt
vinegar
150g onion
paste
40g ginger
paste
40g garlic
paste
5g
turmeric (haldi) powder
salt to
taste |
Method :
- Trim the stems of the aubergines.
- Slit open each aubergine
lengthwise, without disjoining it from the stem.
- In a pan, heat oil (1 tbsp).
- Add the red chilies, cumin seeds,
black peppercorn, green cardamoms, cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves
and sauté over medium heat for 5-6 minutes.
- Cool and grind finely.
- Mix in vinegar to make a fine
paste.
- Heat a little oil in a pan.
- Fry the aubergines, a few at a
time, for 5-6 minutes or until they are half cooked.
- Remove from heat and keep aside.
- In the same pan, heat remaining
oil, add the onion paste and sauté over medium heat for 10-12
minutes, until the paste is lightly colored.
- Add the ginger and garlic pastes,
turmeric powder and the ground spice paste.
- Stir and cook over medium heat for
4-5 minutes.
- Add the salt and hot water (2/3
cup), cook until the water evaporates and the oil separates from the
sauce.
- Arrange the fried aubergines in
the sauce, stir very carefully, cover and cook over a low flame or
in a slow oven for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve hot.
Serves 4 - 6
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