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Spicy Masala Roasted Baby Eggplant

April 7, 2019 by Suki Leave a Comment

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Spicy Roasted Baby Eggplant_-4This time, I cut them in half and then made criss cross cuts on each face for masalas to get in. Then stuffed a spice mix made of roasted kashmiri chillies, fennel seeds, peanuts and sesame seeds. It is an extremely easy vegan eggplant recipe. Baby eggplants are absolutely delicious cooked anyway.

It is perfect for rice or roti. I love this recipe because you don’t have to chop anything much other than eggplant. And it is very quick to make this. I dint know what to make today. Thought for a while and made this today as I dint have patience to stand in the kitchen more than 30 minutes today. I tried this and it turned out so roasted and beautiful. Anybody would love to make quick lunch or dinner, if they are given an option. So, these days I am trying to make a lot of quick recipes. This recipe is good only for the smell tender eggplants. You can surely use the big eggplant, but I am not sure how it will turn out. This recipe taste good for the small eggplants because of the cutting style and the roasting style.

I know these days everyone wants to make the stuffed ones. I love them too and I have the recipe here. Sometime I want everything simple, quick and comforting.

Brinjal is one of the low calorie vegetable when it comes with antioxidants, magnesium but it takes a lot of oil. So add as much of oil you want and do not add more, so make it with the same amount of oil and roast it.  have few more eggplant recipes if you would like to have a look – Masala Stuffed Baby Eggplants/Ennai Kathirikkai,Roasted eggplant mozzarella pasta and Honey garlic EGgplant.

This roast is perfect for rice and tomato rasam/Buttermilk rasam/dal/sambar!

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Spicy Masala Roasted Baby Eggplant
Author: Suganya Hariharan
Recipe type: Indian
Cuisine: Main
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  25 mins
Total time:  30 mins
Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • • Small Eggplant/ Kathirikkai – 12
  • • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • • Salt – 1 tbsp
  • • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • •


    [To grind:]
  • • Red chilly – 6
  • • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • • Fennel seeds – 2 tsp
  • • Peanuts – 2 tbsp
  • • Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp
  • • Coriander Seeds – 1 tbsp
Instructions
  1. Roast the under “to grind” in medium flame for 2 minutes and blend them smoothly.
  2. Remove the ends/stems of the eggplant and cut into half lengthwise. Put a slit in the middle of the eggplant and soak them in water until you cook. Slitting helps in masala’s to get in.
  3. Heat a wide pan with oil and, add the curry leaves.
  4. Now add the eggplants to it. Add the ground paste,turmeric powder,salt and add 3 tbsp of water. Mix it well and cover it for 7-8 minutes.
  5. After 7-8 minutes, open the pan, the water would have evaporated and now turn the eggplant to the other side and cook it uncovered in medium heat till both sides get evenly roasted.
  6. Switch it off and serve with some hot rice and dal.
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Pepper Paneer Do pyaza

August 13, 2015 by Suki Leave a Comment

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paneerpyaaz-8Paneer or cottage cheese cooked in a rich, creamy and mildly spiced onion based gravy.

Paneer is an Indian cottage cheese, do is double and pyaza is onion. It is paneer curry with twice the amount of onions. I have seen so many different ways to do this recipe, some add tomatoes to it and some don’t. And some mince onions ,some dice onions, some blanche onions and add to the recipe. I guess there is no specific recipe. I saw sanjeev kapoor recipe and it was done on a dum( slow cooking) but there was no chilli powder or bell pepper added to it. I guess everybody has their own way to do this 🙂 So, I did this recipe adapting from all recipes I knew. And I totally loved it. It was perfect for parathas and  peas pulao.

Onion based recipe sounds crazy as most of our recipes have onions to it. When I started cooking, I knew most of my recipes with just onion and garlic in it. But in this recipe, it is mainly onions. The onions are added in two different ways for different taste and texture. I added one as a fried onion, blended it and other as diced onions. This is semi dry kind of gravy.

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For my non-Indian readers, Paneer is a type of fresh cottage cheese that can be made easily at home.  Paneer has a milky flavor on its own, so it taste best when paired with strong spicy flavor like curries or tikka. This is a cheese that won’t melt like mozzarella or cheddar will. We can add them on any curry, or crumble them into flat breads like roti. Or even add them to kebabs and the cheese will keep its shape and chewy texture. I like making paneer at home. But sometimes i do buy them outside if I am very indolent. But I am sure home-made paneer is more hygienic and it saves a lot of money as well.  Here is the recipe to make homemade paneer.

After a month, I am posting this recipe. I had lot of personal commitments to work as we all have some 🙂 once in a while. I was off this Monday, and I made this with some parathas and ghee rice. It made my day! And I clicked the pictures and posting it now.

Vegan Note: You can replace paneer with firm tofu for this recipe. And also avoid cream, yogurt and use coconut milk instead.

Other favorite Paneer recipes: Methi malai Paneer, Paneer Makhanwala, How to make homemade paneer, Paneer Biryani, Matar Paneer, cashew paneer

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Pepper Paneer Do pyaza
Author: Suganya Hariharan
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Side
Prep time:  5 mins
Cook time:  35 mins
Total time:  40 mins
Serves: 3 cups
 
Ingredients
  • • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • • Spices – Cardamom – 1, bay leaf – 1, star anise – 1, clove -1
  • • Cumin/Jeera - ½ tbsp
  • • Onions - 1 (diced in a medium size)
  • • Mint – 2 tbsp, finely chopped
  • • Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp, finely chopped
  • • Chilli powder – ½ tbsp
  • • Crushed pepper – 1 tbsp
  • • Garam masala - 1 tsp
  • • Kasuri methi leaves – 1 tbsp, crushed
  • • salt - 1½ tbsp (or as per your taste/ or add it after the gravy is ready also)
  • • Green Bell pepper – 1, diced ( I used both green & red to make it colorful)
  • • Paneer cubes - 15 cubes
  • • Yogurt – 2 tbsp
  • • cooking cream - 1 cup
  • • Coriander - to garnish


    To grind:
  • • Onions – 1, fried.
  • • Chillies - 3 (chopped roughly)
  • • Ginger – 1 inch
  • • Garlic - 5
Instructions
  1. Blend everything under “to grind”.

  2. Heat a pan in medium flame. Add some oil, cumin, onions, and salt. Sauté them till they are translucent. You can add bell peppers in this step also.

  3. Now add the blended paste and bell peppers and sauté for few seconds. Now add the yogurt, mint leaves, coriander leaves, chilli powder, crushed pepper, garam masala, Kasuri methi leaves. Mix well and sauté for a minute.

  4. Add ½ cup of water and close the lid for 4-5 minutes.

  5. Now add the cream and paneer. Add ½ cup of water again and mix gently. Close it and let it simmer for 5-7 minutes

  6. When you see oil oozing out on the top,switch off and garnish with coriander leaves.

Notes
1. Cooking cream gives a rich flavor, so you should add it. Don’t skip it. You can use milk if you don't have cream
2. My salt amount was perfect. But if you want to add more or less, you can adjust as per taste.
3. I wanted it to be colorful, so used green and red bell peppers. You can use any colors or just one.
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Taste luscious with Paratha,parotta or ghee rice,veg fried rice, Restaurant style vegetable biryani.

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