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Baigan-Peanut Curry

Ingredients

Brinjals(Eggplant) - 1 long one
Green Peas - 1 small cup (contains 10 peas)
Onion - 1 (medium)
Tomato - 1(large)
Green chillies - 2 + 4
Garlic paste ( 1 tbsp) and 4 garlic cloves for good look
Ginger - small piece
Jeera - 1tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1tbsp
Dhania(Coriander) powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
Peanuts - 1 cup containing 15
Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) - 1 small bunch
Oil 4 tbsp (Any oil will do..Olive oil is really tasty and the best)
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Fry the peanuts and remove the skin. Powder the peanuts in a grinder.
2. Soak the peas overnight and cook it. To avoid this..you can use frozen peas
3. Cut the Brinjal in small pieces. Fry in oil..add salt to taste. Leave it aside once done
4. Chop onions, tomatoes, garlic, chillies and ginger.
5. In a Big Frying pan, add oil. Mustard seeds, jeera, chillies, ginger, allow it to splutter.
6. Add the chopped Onions, when it turns light golden brown in color add tomatoes and Garlic. You can add black pepper and Lavang to make it hot.
7. Add Dhania powder, red chilli powder and toss it together and add salt. Add the fried Brinjal and allow the mix to fry so that the flavour gets into the Brinjal
8. Add 1/4 gallon water and allow the mix and brinjal to boil. Add powdered peanut to it...Allow it to boil.
9. Once the mix starts getting thick...Switch of the stove.
10. Cut the 4 green chillies mentioned, bunch of Cilantro....Beautify the dish...
11. It is ready to serve.

Time for preparation : 30 minutes.
Servings : 2