Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 6 Eggplant / Brinjal / Kathirikkai / Baingan (small ones) ( small ones thinly sliced into 2 inch pieces)
  • 1 Onion (thinly sliced)
  • 4 Green chilies (thinly sliced)
  • 2 cups Yogurt (whisked)
  • 1 1/2 tsp Panchphoran
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger (finely grated)
  • 1/8 tsp Asafetida
  • few Curry leaves
  • few Cilantro
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • to taste Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar

Instruction

  • Whisk the yogurt well along with sugar and salt and keep it aside.
  • Wash and trim the eggplant and slice them. Add the turmeric powder and salt needed for the vegetable and let it marinate for about 10 minutes.
  • Heat a wide pan and add 1 tbsp of oil. Let the oil heat up and then add the panchphoran and let it fry for about 10 seconds. Now add the asafetida, sliced onion, green chilies, curry leaves and ginger to the pan and let it fry in medium heat until the onions turn golden brown.
  • Add the onion mixture to the whisked yogurt and mix.
  • In the same pan, add the rest of the oil and fry the eggplant slices until it is cooked and browned.
  • Add this to the yogurt mixture and garnish with chopped cilantro.
  • Let the mixture sit for about 15 minutes before serving so that the flavors combine.