BHARWAN BAINGAN RECIPE | Indian coconut recipes

Ingredients:

• 8 small Egg plant, Brinjal (Biangan)
• 8 peeled baby Potato (Aloo)
• 2 large sliced Onion (Pyaj)
• 2/3rd cup grated Coconut (Nariyal)
• 4 tblsp unsalted chopped Cashews
• 8 Cloves (Lavang)
• 8 Black Pepper corns (Kalimirchi)
• 1/2 tsp Sugar (Cheeni)
• To taste Salt (Namak)
• 1 tsp Cayenne Powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 1 tsp Tamarind Paste (Imli Pate)
• 8 tblsp Oil
• 2 tblsp Coriander seeds (Dhania)
• 3 tblsp chopped finely Coriander Leaves (Dhania Powder)

How to make bharwan baingan:

●Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add cloves, coriander seeds and peppercorns.
 

●Saute for a minute..
 

●Now add sliced onions and fry until brown.
 

●Add coconut and stir fry until browned, remove and allow to cool.
 

●Grind the mixture to a paste using blender.
 

●Add little water if needed.
 

●Slit each eggplant lengthwise into four, keeping the stem end intact.
 

●Now in the grinded mixture mix cayenne powder, salt, sugar, tamarind paste, cashews
  and turmeric powder.
 

●Stuff the eggplants with this mixture, reserving some.
 

●Roll the potatoes in the remaining mixture.
 

●Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add the vegetables.
 

●Cook over low heat without burning, add little water if necessary, until done.