Oct 22, 2010

Aloo Baingan / Curried potato and eggplant

This is an authentic combo of vegetables. Potatoes and eggplants beautifully pair each other. Both veggies cooked with a few spices take themselves to a whole new level. This subji makes a great accompaniment with rotis, chapathis, naan or with some rice and dal. It can be made real quick and tastes delicious.

 

Ingredients
Eggplant/Brinjal - 1 big or 4 small ones
Potato - 1 big or 2 small sized ones
Onion - 1 medium sized
Tomato - 2 medium sized ones
Garam masala - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander/Dhania powder - 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida/Hing - 1 pinch (optional)
Oil - 1 spoon
Coriander leaves/Cilantro - for garnish
Salt to taste 

Directions
Dice the potatoes and eggplants into even sized pieces.  Also chop the onions and tomatoes.
In a kadai/saucepan, add the oil and do the tempering with cumin seeds and hing. Add the diced onions and saute until they get translucent. Then add the tomatoes and cook for about two minutes until they turn mushy.
Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and mix well. Saute for a minute. Add about two table spoons of water, cover and cook for about five minutes or until the veggies turn tender.
Add the garam masala and mix well. Cook for two more minutes, adjust salt and spices and turn off the stove. 
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve warm along with any side - rice/roti/chapati/naan.
 
Sending this recipe to Any One Can Cook hosted by Umm Mymoonah

28 comments:

  1. Eggplant and potato makes a heavenly combo, looks delicious! Love the recipe :)

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  2. amazing and flavorful curry...looks mouthwatering...stuck and busy these days...wil catch up with all ur delicious posts soon....

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  3. yummy dish!!..I make this combo from time to time...will try this version soon!

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  4. Amazing combo divya, look at the color..Loving it already...

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  5. I love Aloo Baingan, looks super yummyyy!!

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  6. A good pair indeed!Looks awesome must taste gr8!!

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  7. Hi Divya,

    Looks nice and simple...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  8. Delicious combi of potato & eggplant. Turned out very well.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  9. i love this combo...my friend used to make a similar recipe very often...delicious

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  10. Lovely combo..I luv this too...perfect sabzi for roti's..

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  11. Beautiful combo, love it just with curd rice..

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  12. Aloo baingan is my all time favourite! With a hot roti, this would be lovely for the dinner!

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  13. I LOVE aloo baigan! My mom makes it with panchforan. Love ur recipe!

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  14. nice combo of veggies. good to see you blogging. we should chat some time.

    regarding mango-fig milkshake, i used dried figs.

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  15. Simple and easy recipe, I want with hot chapattis. Good to see you after a long time. Best wishes, take care.

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  16. Wow! Very flavourful and good side dish!

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  17. Hi Divya,

    Thanks for visiting my blog and participating in the giveaway.

    I love aloo baingan combo and this sure looks delish. Love your food photography skills ;)

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  18. Looks tempting divya, its a rocking combo..i am great fan of brinjal, but my DH hates that..so i am not able experiment dishes with it..:(

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  19. Very delicious combo. Thank you for linking it with Any One Can Cook.

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  20. Divya - so much to catch up on your blog - I've been so busy and missed a lot of stuff. Love this curry - this combo is indeed very good and the texture here looks perfect.

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