KHHATI MITHHI BAINGAN (BRINJAL)

INGREDIENTS

6-8 small size baingan

¼ cup beaten curd

1 tbsp besan

1 tsp garlic paste, 1 tsp crushed ginger

4-5 curry leaves

1 tsp red chilly powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp chat masala

1 tsp aamchoor (mango powder)

1 tsp sugar or honey, 1 tsp lemon juice

½ tsp black mustard powder

½ tsp zeera powder, ½ tsp dhania powder

¼ cup oil

Salt to taste

METHOD

1 Wash the baingan, make fine cut with a sharp knife and keep aside, take a bowl, add curd and besan, whisk toughly, add salt to taste, keep aside.

2 Heat oil in a kadahi, fry the baingan till light brown and take it out and keep aside

3 Add zeera, black mustard powder and curry leaves to the kadahi, let it splutter, add garlic paste and ginger, fry it, add all the masala and cook till oil separates.

4 Now add the curd and besan mixture, bring it to boil, cook till the gravy is thick, add fried baingan, cook till the baingan is well covered with the gravy, add sugar or honey and lemon juice, and cook for a while.

5 Serve hot.

Note: In place of Baingan you can cook pumpkin (Lauki) in the same manner