Barwa baigan recipe

Recipe ingredients

8 to 10 small rounded firm brinjals, eggplant
Medium onions, chopped and roasted
3 tablespoons roasted groundnuts powdered coarsely
3 tablespoons grated fresh coconut, roasted
1 teaspoon cloves, roasted
2 teaspoons red chilli powder, roasted
2 teaspoons dhania-jeera, coriander-cumin seed mixture, roasted and powdered
1 small bunch coriander leaves, chopped and roasted
Salt to taste
2 to 3 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon each mustard and cumin seeds
1/2 cup curds, plain unflavored yoghurt

How to make barwa baigan

Wash and the clean brinjals. Make 2 slits to form a cross.
Rub them with some curd and salt and set aside.
Mix all the roasted masala in the blender with some curd to make a smooth filling. Stuff some of this mixture into each slit of the brinjals.
Heat oil in a heavy or non-stick pan, add the mustard, cumin seeds wait to splutter, slide in the brinjals slowly.
Any mixture which is remaining can be now added to cover the vegetable.
Add some water.
Simmer till the vegetable is tender and done.