Re: bagharey baingan recipe
so I called her instead.
here is it:
-**2 large yellow onions, **fried til dark brown (but not burnt of course)and grind in blender. put to side
-10 small round eggplants (or if you cant find em 2 large eggplants (the long normal looking ones). If you are using round eggplants cut slits on top of them half way down. If you are using the other kind then cut them like you normally would (with skin).
- heat a thava on low and lightly roast 2.5 tbls** sesame seeds **until golden brown…remove and put to side
-now add on thava 3tbls **shredded coconut **and heat only a little…put to side
-roast on thava a handful of unsalted peanuts until you can smell it. put to side.
now grind (each SEPARATELY) your sesame seeds, coconut, and peanuts in a coffee mill. make into a paste.
fry lightly (alter to your liking) 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chilli pepper, 1/4 tsp huldey, 2 tsp zeera powder in hot oil.
boonify
add paste (coconut, peanuts, seeds) to you masala.
mix your fried onion paste in the masala as well.
add eggplants and fry lightly.
boonify
add 4 tsp imili in 1/4 cup of water. mix and add to eggplant
add 2 cups** water **to eggplant, close lid and cook until soft.
please try this…my mom makes it really well. let me know how it turned out.
p.s she said ask your friend to come over and watch her make it one day. she said you will learn to make it better that way. so when are u coming over? 