ALOO BAINGAN RECIPE CURRIED POTATO EGGPLANT

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Easy Indian spiced Eggplants and Potatoes. Aloo Baingan Recipe. Curried Potato Eggplant side. Serve with flatbread/rice and Dal. Vegan gluten-free Soy-free Nut-free.
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • 6 curry leaves, chopped (optional)
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • ½ inch ginger, minced
  • 1 hot green chile, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 large potato, cubed small
  • 1 medium eggplant, chopped small, or 8 or more small eggplants, quartered
  • 1 large tomato, crushed, finely chopped or about 1 cup diced canned tomato
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • cayenne (pure red chili powder) or garam masala to taste
  • cilantro for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. When hot, add cumin and mustard seeds and cook them until cumin seeds change color and get fragrant. A few seconds or a minute depending on how hot the plan and oil are.
  2. Add curry leaves carefully. Add garlic ginger and chili and cook for a minute or until the garlic is golden.
  3. Add the coriander powder and turmeric and mix in. Add potatoes and eggplants and mix in.
  4. Add the tomatoes, salt and water and mix in. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Stir, reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook until the eggplants and potatoes are tender to preference. about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and spice and mix in.
  5. Garnish with a good sprinkle of cayenne or garam masala or both, and cilantro and serve.
NOTES
Add a cup or more of cooked chickpeas and another chopped tomato to make this into a 1 pot meal.
Add a dash of liquid smoke for a bharta(mashed eggplant) flavor profile.Instant Pot: You can possibly make this in the IP. Follow steps 1 and 2 on saute. Add coriander and turmeric and tomatoes and mix in, cook for a minute. Add eggplant, potatoes, water and salt and cook on manual for 5 minutes. Natural release. Let me know if the timing works out.