Masala vangi(Spicy brinjals)

Brinjal sabji is very common all over India. In curry form or as baigan bharata, some or other form you name it, we have it. In maharashtra masala vangi was used to be a common dish in every marriage along with chapati, masalebhat, raita, boondi ladoo and jilebi.In almost every home of India you will get special form of baigan, here is the recipe commonly used in almost every marathi home(little bit change here and there). Here goes the traditional form of this recipe.
Ingredients:
4 tablespoon peanuts
2 tablespoon sesame seeds(til)
1 tbspoon cumin seeds
2 tbspoon coriander seeds(dhane)
coconut 1 inch
1 teaspoon black/garam masala
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
jaggery 1/2 teaspoon.
lemon juice 1 table spoon or to taste
salt to taste
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Brinjals/vangi 6-7
1/2 cup onion cut in squares
1 green chili cut(optional)
oil for fry abt 1/2 cup

Method:
Heat the pan, roast peanuts, when they are abt half roasted add coconut, coriander, cumin and sesame and roast for 2-3 minutes. Grind to fine paste in blender. Add all the spices and ingredients(above dotted line). Mix well.
Wash brinjals, and make four slits and fill the masala mix. Keep aside. Heat the oil in pan, add onions and green chili(if using), after 2-3mints, add the stuffed brinjals. Cook for 2-3 mins covered, add a glass of hot water(8oz.). Let it cook for 10-12 mins. Check the consistency of curry and add water accordingly. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with chapati or/and rice.


Enjoy. See you with my next post, till then take care. Have a nice day everybody. Bye bye.

eggplant with moongvadi

My mom sometimes makes moong wadi with vangi(eggplant). This combination tastes real good. In Maharashtra, specially in summer time, we make moong wadis, oh in big lots. Basically it's paste of moong dal with some spices.Then make small drop in wadis and keep in it hot sun. That's it. I have no idea if Indian store has Moong wadis here. I always brought it from India. Anyways, here goes the recipe my way.


















Ingredients:
2 cups eggplant cut into squares
1 cup moongwadi
1 teaspoon chili powder.
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon masala powder
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup tomato cut into small pieces
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1/2 onion cut into squares
Seasoning and
salt to taste.

Method:
Heat the oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Add onion to it. Let it cook for one min and add garlic paste. Add all the spices, chili powder, and turmeric. Keep spatula moving add tomato and let it cook till it becomes like paste. Now add eggplant and moongwadi and salt.















Let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Then add about 2-21/2 cup hot water.
Let it cook for about 10minutes or till eggplant/brinjals get completely cooked. Serve hot with chapatis or rice.















Enjoy. See you with my next post, till then take care. Have a nice day everybody. Bye bye.