Baingan Bartha

Baingan Bartha is one of my favorites in veg platter J

As a child I was so curious looking at these jumbo-sized EggPlants.

Shiny, glowing, and the beautiful color of Eggplants entice me a lot.

I first tasted this in a Punjabi dhaba. I fell in love with it instantly. Ever since I almost prepare twice in a month.

The best part of this recipe is ; Baingan is cooked directly over the flame. And its lot fun performing the process.

My first ever experiment was on my family J We had an unplanned get-together; and I’ve happily experimented this on them, while my co-sister helped me by making rotis(she is my teacher and helped me learn rotis ). I do miss her round –small rotis and she is very adept in making them. Anyways; coming back to the recipe; my cousins all liked it a lot .

Ingredients:

Eggplant

Green Chillies-Sliced

Onion-Sliced

Jeera

Ginger Garlic paste

Clove

Salt to taste

Red Chili powder

Garam Masala Powder

Tomatoes – Finely chopped

Coriander-Finely chopped

Method Of Preparation:

1. Wash the Eggplant properly

2. Brush some oil on its surface

3. Pierce the Eggplant with a fork

4. Cook the Eggplant directly over the flame

5. Roast it over the flame; till the Eggplant is soft and a bit mushy.

6. If you have a microwave-Microwave High for around 12 Minutes

7. Take the roasted EggPlan and run cold water on it

8. When this is safe enough to touch; peel off the skin

9. Cut the Eggplant into small pieces .

10. Take a Kadai/wok.

11. Put some oil+ghee in it

12. Add Jeera, Green Chillies

13. Now add the sliced onions

14. When onions turn translucent and pink; add ginger garlic paste, turmeric.

15. Add the finely chopped coriander.

16. Adding coriander at this point of time ; brings in a aroma and flavor to the curry

17. Add finely chopped tomatoes

18. Add salt, red chilly powder and a a pinch of garam masala powder, coriander powder

19. Cover the wok with a lid

20. Wait till the tomatoes turn soft and juicy

21. Now add the Eggplant pulp and mix well

22. Leave it like that on sim/slow flame for about 10 mins

23. Before you switch off drop in a scoop of butter and garnish with Coriander.

24. Serve with hot rotis

Microwave Hyderabadi Bhagara RIce

Microwave Bagara Rice:

This simple, yummy Hyderabadi rice is one of my favorites. You can just eat with curd /raita. The best would be to eat with mutton/chicken curry. But for today I had Paneer at home. So I served the rice with Butter Paneer Masala. I had this recipe from my co-sister. She is very good at it. I’ll soon post that recipe .Back to Bagara Rice-My colleagues simply loved this recipe. With the recent encounters with the Microwave I’ve learned that it is awesome to cook varieties of rice.

· Rice – 1 Cup

· Water – 3 Cups

· Cinnamon

· Cloves

· Bay leaves

· Shahi jeera

· Onion

· Green chillies

· Curry leaves

· Pudina leaves

· Oil

· Ghee

· Salt as per taste

Method Of Preparation

· Take a microwave safebowl

· Add 2 Tsp Of Gee and 4/5 TbSp of Vegetable Oil

· Add the spices-Shah Jeera, Cinamon,Bay Leaves, Cloves

· Microwave High for 30 Seconds

· Take out the bowl

· Add-Curry Leaves, Pudina Leaves,Slit Green Chillies, Slit Onions

· Add Ginger Garlic Paste

· Microwave High(uncovered) for another 1 Minute

· Now add the washed rice

· Pour in the water

· Add Salt

· Microwave High For 10 Minutes(Uncovered)

· Mix the rice well

· Microwave High For another 5 Minutes(Uncovered)

Microwave – Ridge Gourd With Masoor Dal

Ingredients:
1. Medium Sized Ridge Gourd-1

2. Medium Sized Onion-1

3. Green Chilies – 4

4. Garlic Pods Crushed – 5

5. Masoor Dal – 1 Cup

6. Mustard Seeds – ½ Tsp

7. Turmeric – ½ Tsp

8. Salt – 1 Tsp

9. Chopped Coriander

Method Of Preparation:

1. Soak the dal in water for an hour

2. Take a microwave safebowl

3. Add 1 Tbsp of oil

4. Add Mustard Seeds

5. Microwave High-For 3 Mins(Uncovered)

6. Now add slit green chillies, garlic pods and thinly sliced onions

7. Add Turmeric and Salt

8. Mix it well

9. Microwave High(uncovered) for another 3 mins

10. In the mean time peel and cut ridge gourd into small cubes.

11. Now add Massor Dal and 2 cups of water

12. Microwave High for 7 Minutes

13. Now add ridge gourd to the bowl

14. Mix it well

15. Microwave High for another 10 Mins

Serve it with hot rice / roti.

Simple , easy and power packed curry READY!!!