Monday, 22 August 2011

Brinjal Curry - An English National Dish

What started as brinjal baji ended up as a saucy brinjal curry by lucky chance.....
By Kathleen Ghisletta

 
 Ingredients
  • Spices: 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon fennel,  8 cardamon pods, 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Pataks Madras paste
  • Olive & grapeseed oil
  • 2 medium onions
  • One large brinjal
  • Half a vegetable stock cube in 250ml hot water
  • Tomato paste
  • Almonds

    Preparation
    1.  Slice & salt the brinjal and place on a plate in the fridge to steep for 30 mins.
    2. Peel and chop the onions and then fry in a Thick Bottomed pan in an equal mixture of olive & grapeseed oil on a low heat.
    3. When the onions start to become translucent add all the spices and the madras paste and cook further for about 10 mins, adding a little of the stock when it becomes too dry.
    4. Now add the rest of the liquid stock, stirring well and then pour off into a bowl to keep.
    5. Rinse the salt off the brinjal slices and cut into pieces.
    6. Now fry the brinjal in a heated oil mixture in the same pan until they start to brown and then add the stock & spice sauce and a tablespoon of tomato paste, and simmer very gently.
    7. Just before the dish is ready to serve add a tablespoon of crushed almonds to thicken the sauce.
    Voila!

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