Ingredients

• 2 tbsp - sesame seeds
• 1 handful - peanuts
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 pinch - methi seeds
• 4 - 5 - baingan (Brinjal)
• 1 big - onion
• small lemon size - tamarind (Soaked in little water)
• mint (pudhina) - few leaves (handful)
• 4 - 5 - green chillies (depending on your taste)
• 1 tsp - ginger garlic paste

How to Make Bagara Baingan

• Fry separately the sesame seeds, peanuts, cumin seeds and methi seeds and grind them separately to a powder.
• Now cut onion into small pieces and green chillies into two halves.
• Take a pan, pour 3 tsps of oil and put green chillies.
• Then put onions, fry them well till it changes its colour to golden brown.
• Now put mint and fry for a few seconds and turn off the stove.
• After it cools, put them in a grinder, add ginger garlic paste, little turmeric powder (haldi), red chilli powder, salt, curry powder and grind them into a thick paste.
• If required add a little bit of water.
• Remove it and keep it aside.
• Make 4 slits vertically for each baingan (do not cut it completely).
• Keep them in microwave for 3 to 4 minutes and remove them.
• Take a pan pour 2 tbsps of oil and put baingan and fry them for few minutes.
• Then add the ground paste and mix well, see that baingan does not break.
• When it is well cooked add tamarind water, mix them and let it cook for another 6-7 minutes.
• Now add cumin-methi powder and turn off the stove and garnish with cilantro leaves.