Eggplant and Tomato curry

Though eggplant is one of our favorite ones, we generally dont make any curries using this one..But once we got an opportunity to taste this curry long back, since then it has been in minds ..even we got the recipe from that friend who served us ..but time flew without even turning on to this one...finally this is the minute..after several months...This is the recipe adapted from Varehvah.com. Check out varevah.com, they have plenty of recipes and the youtube version makes our cooking easier and its truely inspirational. you got to taste this great combination of eggplant with groundnut...REALLY!!!

No of Servings - 5

Ingredients

1. Eggplant - 4
2. Onion - 1(chopped)
3. Tomato - 2 (chopped)
4. Green chillies - 2(1 is enough if you dont want soo spicy)
5. Red chillies - 2
6. Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
8. Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp
9. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
10. Curry leaves
11. Seasoning items - Oil, Mustard and Cumin seeds
12. Groundnut - 20-25
13. Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp

Method

1. Fry eggplant in oil till it changes color. Make sure you cut eggplant just before putting it on oil. Otherwise it changes color and also oil color
2. Heat oil in a pan and add seasoning items
3. Add red chilless and green chillies
4. Add onions and saute for 2-3 mts. Mix the turmeric powder and look for the color it gives. (you can add salt now with onions which helps in speeding up the process)
5. Add ginger garlic paste if you want the flavor of garlic
6. Add the chopped tomatoes, coriander powder, chilli powder and cook for 5 mts till the tomatoes are thoroughly smashed.
7. Add the fried eggplant
8. Meanwhile heat oil in another pan and fry groundnuts in very low flame(groundnut should retain its color and not be roasted brown).
9. Add sesame seeds when the groundnut becomes soft and can be broken down...
10. Grind the ground nut and sesame seeds in a mixture and add it to the boiling eggplant mixture.

This eggplant curry goes ver well with rice or roti...Flavor your lunch with this egg plant recipeyou will love it for sure