Eggplants Rice / Brinjal Rice
- 10
- March
- 2008
Anti-Oxidant Rich Purple Eggplants: Fiery Hot Egg-plants Rice: I have seen ladies skinning their eggplants! I don’t think its a good idea. See Veggie’s skin itself is a natural barrier against nutritional loss. And most of the vitamins and minerals lie close to the skin or on the outer skin!!! Moreover such a bright colored […]
Eggplants Masala Stir-Fry
- 10
- March
- 2008
Hot Italian Eggplants: Italian Egg-plants Vadhakkal – my way. Brinjal Vadhakkal. Kathirikkai Masala Fry. Ingredients: Italian Egg-plants 6-8 (slitted twice)Onion fienly choppedGarlic 1-2 whole head – peeled & choppedDry Red chilies 1 fistful – toasted n gratedTomatoes 2 – pureedTurmeric 1/4 spoonSaltMustard seeds 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/2 spoonCurry leaves fewCilantro to garnishSesame oil 1/4 cup. […]
Vellore Kathirikai Kara Kuzhambu
- 27
- February
- 2008
ngrdients 1 pound eggplant (stalk trimmed, slit twice) 1 large onion – finely chopped 10-15 garlic beads, crushed 2 tomatoes, finely chopped salt to taste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp coriander powder 2 tsp tamarind paste 1/4 cup sesame oil 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp […]
Eggplant Fritters – Bengali Style
- 23
- February
- 2008
Ingredients 5-7 eggplants – sliced salt turmeric 1 tsp chili powder 1/4 tsp garam masala 2 tsp rice flour oil for frying Method Mix all the ingredients with eggplant, except oil. Then deep fry it till crisp and nice. That’s it. Serve warm to go with your meals.
Thai Eggplants Masala Curry
- 14
- November
- 2007
Eggplant Masala: Ingredients: To Be Fried in Oil Each Separately And Wet-Ground to Paste: Coriander seeds 2 spoonsChana dal 2 spoonsUrad dal 2 spoonsDry red chilies 6Fenugreek seeds 1-2 spoonsWhole black pepper 1 spoonCinnamon 2 sticksCloves 3Cumin seeds 1 spoonDry coconut grated 1/4 cupAsafoetida. For Pan Frying: Onion 1 pasteTomato 1-2 chopped/pureeThai Eggplants 8 with […]
Kathirikai Thakkali Kuzhambu
- 08
- October
- 2007
Also Known As: Kathirikkai Thakkali Kuzhambu, Brinjals in Rich Tomato Sauce. Brinjal Tomato Curry. Eggplants in rich Tomato Gravy. Ingredients: Eggplants 6-8 Red onion 1 chopped Garlic 1 crushed Tomatoes 1 chopped Tomatoes 3 puree Jaggery 1 spoon Salt Turmeric 1/2 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Rice powder 1 spoon Sesame oil 1 cup Mustard […]
Thai Eggplants Dal / Kathirikai Dal
- 12
- September
- 2007
Brinjal Dal: Brinjal Dal. Baingan Dal. Vengaya Pappu Charu. Ingredients: Thai Eggplants/Green eggplans 6-10Thoor Dal 1 cupSaltTurmeric pinchGreen chilies 3 fienly choppedOnion 1 small finely choppedGarlic 6 clovs fienly choppedTomato 1 large choppedCumin seeds 1 spoonAsafoetida 1 pinchOil few spoonsCilantro leaves few. Method: In a pressure cooker, cook thoor dalt with salt and pinch of […]
Brinjal Vepudu
- 12
- September
- 2007
Brinjal Vepudu: Brinjal with Peanuts paste. Eggplants with peanut paste. Ingredients: Brinjals/Eggplants 4(sliced, i used green ones)Peanuts/groundnuts – 1 cup (without shells)Dry red chilies 10-15SaltTurmeric powder ¼ spoonGround nut oil – 1 cupMustard seeds 1 spoonCumin seeds 1 spoonCurry leaves crisply fried 1 cup – for decoration. Method: Dry toast the peanuts in a heated […]
Brinjal Sambar / Kathirikai Sambar
- 19
- August
- 2007
Also Known As: Brinjal Sambar. Tamil Nadu Vegetable Sambar. Eggplant Sambar. Baingan Sambar. Vengaya Sambar. Kathirikai Sambar. Ingredients: Eggplants/brinjal 4-6 Thoor Dal 1 cup Onion 1 large Tomato 1 large Salt Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Chili powder 1 spoon Sambar Powder(home made) 1-2 spoons Tamarind paste 1 spoon Ghee or oil few spoons Cilantro leaves […]
Kathirikai – Kondaikadalai Kuzhambu
- 19
- August
- 2007
Also Known As: Bainga-Chana Curry, Brinjal-Chickepeas Curry. Eggplants and Garbanzos Curry. Kathirikkai Kondai-Kadalai Kara Kuzhambu. Ingredients: Eggplants 6 Black Small Chana – 1 cup Garlic 1, crushed Onion 1 large sliced Toamtoes 2-3 chopped Salt Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon Chili powder 1-2 spoons Tamarind water 1 cup Grated coconut 1 cup Oil few spoons For […]
