Baingan Aloo Kuruma by Shripriya

Brinjal Contest entry posted by Shripriya Ramakrishnan

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 6 chopped fine
Potato - 2 boiled and cut into pieces
Tomato - 1chopped fine
Onion - 1 chopped fine
Ginger(1 inch)-Garlic(5 Cloves)-Green chillies (4 )- grind into a paste
Coconut milk - 2 cups
Garam masala powder - 1 tblspn

For seasoning: oil, sombu, mustard, turmeric
Salt - as needed
Coriander leaves for garnishing.

Method: 

1. In a kadai put oil, add the items mentioned for seasoning.
2. Add the chopped onion, and fry till it is cooked fine.
3. Add the Ginger, garlic, greenchillies paste and fry until raw smell disappears.
4. Add the tomatos and cook well.
5. Add the cut brinjals. Fry until they get nicely cooked.
6. Add the boiled and cut potatoes, garam masala powder, salt, and the coconut milk.
7. Once it boils upto desired consistency, turn the stove off, garnish with coriader leaves.

Goes well with chappathis, puris, and also plain rice.

Variations:
1. We can add chole instead of potatoes and make this as baingan chole.
2. Instead of adding coconut milk, you can grind 4 tblspns of shredded coconut along with ginger, garlic, and green chillies and add it.