Spicy Baingan

Ingredients:
 
Brinjal - 500 gms
Greed chillies slit - 2
Onions chopped - 2
Cashew nuts - 3 tsps
Red Chilli powder - 2 tsps
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste 
Dried Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Oil - 4 to 5 tsps
Cilantro leaves chopped
For Masala:
Fresh coconut chopped - 75 gms
Poppy seeds - 4 tsps
Green chilli - 1

Directions:

Chop onions and slit green chillies.

Masala for the brinjal curry : Take fresh coconut and chop into pieces.Slit one green chilli,add the coconut,poppy seeds and chilli and blend it to a smooth paste by adding little water. Remember the paste should not be runny.Keep this aside.
 
Now heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add the brinjal slices.Sprinkle some salt and turmeric and cook for just 5-10 mins until they turn tender.Keep them aside.
 
In the same pan heat the remaining oil.Add cashew buts and green chillies.Saute for a minute and then add in chopped onions.when they turn little soft add the ginger garlic paste and fry the raw smell goes off and the onions turn super soft.

Add in the poppy seed and coconut paste and mix well.Allow it to cook for 5 mins.Then add in all the spice powders including chilli powder,coriander powder,garam masala and some salt.Adjust little water and cook the paste till the raw smell goes off and oil starts oozing out.

This will take approximately 15 mins.When the spicy paste is cooked,add in Dried fenugreek leaves.

Finally add in the cooked brinjal and gently fold them well.Make sure not to stir is hardly as the brinjal may become mashy as it is already cooked.Cook it covered on low flame for 10 more mins and garnish with cilantro leaves.

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