Brinjal Biriyani / Aubergine Pilaf / Eggplants in Hearty Masala Rice
- 14
- February
- 2011
Eggplants Biriyani:
For Biriyani:
Brinjal/eggplants – slit twice, cut the stalk
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 2
Cardamon pods 3
Bay leaves 2
Maratti mokku 2
Star anise 1
Basmati rice / Short Grained Rice 2 cups
Green chilies 6 slitted
Onion 1 sliced
Tomato 1 large chopped
Garlic 2 cloves made into paste
Ginger 2″ size peeled and made into paste
Mint leaves 1 fistful
Coriander leaves alone few
Lemon juice from 1 fruit
Curd 1 cup
Salt
Chili powder
Ghee 1/4 cup.
Method:
In a crock pot, heat ghee. Add cloves, cinnamon, crushed cardamon pods, maratti mokku, bay leaves, star anise and green chilies. Fry them till chilies crack and try to turn opaque.
Now add onion to this and fry them really well, until its pungent smell is all gone. Followed by ginger and garlic paste, fry them till raw odor leaves the pan. Then add tomatoes, mint and coriander leaves. Fry them till the leaves wilt.
Add salt and chili powders. Followed by eggplants. Let the oil coat onto the vegetables…its pretty to watch this process, isn’t it!?
Then, add about 4 cups of water and bring this to boil. Now, add rice…cover and cook till tender.
Serve warm as a main dish, vegetarian’s would surely appreciate it:)
This certainly looks like a spicy eggplant dish. I don’t need any side dish with this rice. Looks delicious
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
This pilaf does look quite exotic and new.I would love to try this some day for lunch.
that looks like an amazingly yummy dish! I would love it….
love brinjals and this dish too..
biriyani looks so yuumm…. I have eggplants in my fridge.. this recipe is sure gonna visit my house
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Paarkave super a irukku! Nice recipe too malar!
Wow, briyani with brinjal. yummy
I can eat egg plant in any form. The rice looks awesome
delicious biriyani..
Omg, rice makes me hungry..Soo tempting!
Wow, the biryani looks very tempting! Lovely!
wow great recipe malar
wow what a yummy dish… love it dear…
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Akila
this is something which i would love to try,looks so good…
I’m loving very bit of it mouth watering LOVE!
Omg, rice makes me hungry..Soo tempting!
brinjal biriyani is something new to me and after seeing your pics, i feel like trying it…delicious!!
Ahaa – That looks completely delicious, Malar -
Super Malar. Yum Yum