Enne Badane Kayi(Stuffed eggplants/brinjal)

Best side dish that can happen to Jowar roti ( jolada rotti) is perhaps the Enne badane kaayi or stuffed brinjal. Next best thing is of course eating the same.. LOL. There are several recipes for preparing stuffed brinjal, but i have tried to give you the one that follow which i know tastes awesome. The credit really goes to my Sujata aunti from who i learned the fine details of the recipe. Thank you sujata chikki for the wonderful recipe.

Ingredient's :

5-6 baby eggplants
4tbs oil

6-7 curry leaves

hing/asafoteida

1/2 tsp turmaric powder

Masala/Stuffing:

4-5 badagi red chillies

3tbs grated coconut

2 green chillies

2 tbs peanuts

1/2 cumin seeds

2tbs channa dal

1tsp urad dal

1 large onion

4-5 cloves garlic

2tbs coriander leaves

4-5 curry leavessmall lemon size tamarind

hing /asafotieda

salt to taste

Method :

1) Wash the eggplants and make plus marked slits on baby eggplants keeping their stems.

2) Fry all the masala /stuffing ingredient's (red chiilies,green chillies,garlic.onion,cumin seeds,urad dal,channa dal,peanuts,curry leaves,coriander leaves and grated coconut )in the pan . Put little temarind and grind masala adding little water, this paste should be of chutney consistancy.

3) Take 1 tbs full of masala stuff it in slit baby eggplants.and keep it aside..

4) Take heavy bottom pan and heat the oil adding curryleaves,hing ,turmaric powder ,place the stuffed eggplants and arrange them in a pan.

5) Add a remaining masala to pan and lower the heat .

6) Cover and cook the eggplants in a low flame , stirring in between so that masala doesn't stick to the pan .Put lillte water if needed.

7) Cook it for 10 -15 minutes till eggplants are evenly cooked.

8) Serve hot with Jolada roti or akki roti . Enjoi!!!