Egg Plant Masala Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time1 Hr 0 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In1 Hr 30 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings3
CuisineCourse
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Recipe Story

I tried this recipe with a taste in mind and tried to put things which I visualized will make my imagination realize. May be someone else also have prepared it before. Try it once. I prepared it for a party and people just loved it. As far as I am concerned, this is the best utilization of egg plant I can see.

Ingredients

 Egg plant1
 Onions3 Medium
 Tomatoes2 Medium
 Garlic6
 Ginger paste1⁄2 Teaspoon
 Garam masala1 Teaspoon
 Green cardamom3
 Cardamom2 Large
 Cinnamon piece1 Small
 Bay leaves4
 Turmeric powder1⁄2 Teaspoon
 Coriander powder2 Teaspoon
 Red chili powder1⁄2 Teaspoon
 Salt To Taste
 Oil2 Tablespoon

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 228 Calories from Fat 105

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12 g18.3%

Saturated Fat 1.5 g7.7%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Sodium 196.1 mg8.2%

Total Carbohydrates 31 g10.2%

Dietary Fiber 10 g40%

Sugars 10.8 g

Protein 5 g10.1%

Vitamin A 17.4% Vitamin C 46%

Calcium 12.6% Iron 14%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

1. Cut a big Egg plant in three cylindrical pieces and then cut these in medium thick pieces
2. In a bowl, put the egg plant and mix with 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 3/4 tsp Red Chilli powder, 1 tsp salt, 3 tsps oil. Leave it for 1 hour.
3. In the mean while, cut onions in small pieces
4. After an hour put oil in a flat frying pan and shallow fry the egg plant pieces to make it soft and edible.
5. Then put cardamoms, Cinnamon, bay leaves, Garlic pieces, Ginger paste in the oil
6. Put cut onions in the oil, add 1/4 tsp salt and fry it till it gets brown
7. Put all the spices and fry it for sometime
8. Put small cut tomato pieces in onion and make a good paste of it
9. Add fried egg plan in the mixture, add some water (not too much, the gravy should be thick) and cover it for 5 minutes
Do not mix it too much, the egg plant pieces should not break.
Now this is ready to eat. Just enjoy
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