Baingan Patiala (Spicy Stir Fried Eggplants)
Hooked on Heat is this amazing blog, & hooked to it I am. I am glad that Hooked on Heat got selected for the T&T, for this is what made me visit Meena for the first time.. She must have stopped blogging around the time I started, so I never got the opportunity to visit her till now.
Among all the delicious recipes, with tempting pictures, Baingan Patiala, was the first one I made. ( I did a couple more; Tandoori Chicken Pops, Spicy Pepper Mushrooms – yet another one very similar to the way i make mine. I am not sure I will be get the others ready before the T&T due date). The reason that this particular recipe caught my attention was becoz, I have been making eggplant with Nigella seeds for quite sometime now, & I started cooking not from any recipe, but just some experiments in my kitchen.. I was happy to see someone else use the same but unusual spice with the eggplant. Meena’s method was slightly different & quicker..We all really loved it.
Zlamushka’s Tried and Tasted is hosted at Kits Chow this time, Hooked on Heat being the selected blog.
This recipe includes the simple ingredients – Eggplants, Onion, Tomato being the main ones with a few others & some spices. A very flavorful recipe, but extremely easy to cook in little time… If you are having guests in short notice or even for a quick dinner or potluck this is one great dish to make.
Baingan Patiala (Spicy Stir Fried Eggplants)
Ingredients:
- 3 Long Chinese Eggplants/Brinjals/Aubergines, cubed
- 1 Onion, thinly sliced
- 2 Medium tomatoes, finely chopped
- 2-3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste ( I grated the ginger & minced the garlic)
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp Nigella/Kalonji seeds
- 1/4 tsp Dried Mango Powder (amchoor)
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- Salt
- 3 tablespoon Oil
Preparation:Fry eggplant pieces in a large non-stick wok till lightly browned. Set aside.
In the same wok, saute onions with nigella/kalonji and cumin seeds till soft and fragrant. Add in the dry spices, green chillies and ginger-garlic paste and fry for a few minutes.
Add the tomatoes and cook on medium heat till the mixture is almost dry and starts to give out oil from the sides. (You will see the amount reduced too). Mix in fried eggplants, season with salt, and let cook a few minutes till eggplants are done through. Garnish with fresh chopped/cilantro.
Serve with Flatbreads or Rice.
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June 24th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I’d almost forgotten about that site. I wonder why she stopped blogging? This eggplant looks great! I need to try this.
June 24th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
This is a tasty recipe and neat pictures too:)
June 24th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I love a quick eggplant recipe. thanks.
June 24th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
woow!!
This looks yummy!!
June 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
June 24th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Love that fiery red soma.I make it sometimes minus the kalonji..will try this next time..:)
June 24th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
The spicy fried eggplants sound excellent!
June 24th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Sounds really and delicious!
June 24th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I meant easy and delicious.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Love the big chunks of baingan…new type of curry with it..:)
June 25th, 2009 at 12:10 am
soma i love aubergines in any form and these look great!
June 25th, 2009 at 1:21 am
looks so tasty and mouth watering!
June 25th, 2009 at 4:02 am
Oh wow….looks falvourful and yum….
June 25th, 2009 at 4:11 am
Wow, looks heavenly! Would love to taste it with chapathi.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:19 am
Delicious vegetarian dish!
My husband is a vegetarian, so every time I see a good recipe I have to print it.
Thank you.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Hi, First time here,,, your pic for eggplant is heavenly..it catches everyone’s attention at first…looks very delicious too.
June 25th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Love eggplant…the one that you feature looks so yummie and really tasty. Nice pictures!
June 25th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Love the first pic. And the dish looks spicy n awesome!Perfect with rice n dal.!
June 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Neat recipe and nice pictures too.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
wow!! i love spicy dishes and this one sound terrific spcl with eggplant. yummy!! thanx for sharing m gonna prep ths soon as i get in hand with egg plnts.
June 25th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Congrats on your DMBLGIT award! Totally deserved!
June 26th, 2009 at 3:34 am
I loove spicy eggplant! Looks and sounds great! I never knew you could buy dried mango powder!
June 26th, 2009 at 8:46 am
This such an amazing dish. Ive had it several times in Israel and it was melt in your mouth good. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
June 26th, 2009 at 9:08 am
You have a nice blog here…this recipe looks quite delicious….like the eggplant pics…always thought patiala was a dress
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LOL Pritya:-)
June 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Soma,how are you doing friend ?
Hey Baigan Patiala looks real tempting.Can understnd why you went for this one soma.Hey thanks for the link there.thats a real hook i agree too.
as always your pictures talk ..
June 26th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
It looks magical…the recipe is so simple yet i can imagine the flavors of all the spices used.
Will check out the link..coz if u recommend, i am sure it might be a rocking place !
June 26th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
A simply amazing dish. The pic just draws me to making it soon!
June 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
An easy succulent & spicy-fragrant dish. I adore this type of vegan yummy recipes and the important: quick to make
Cheers!
Gera
June 26th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
The name Baingan Patiala sounds appealing and authentic. I cook with baingan but in a different way. Glad to know this variation.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
The name sounds interesting and the recipe seems to be very tasty too.
June 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Thanks everyone. Do check out Meena’s blog for more awesome recipes.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
even i tried this and loved it,..:-)
July 1st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
This is such an interesting and delicious recipe !
July 9th, 2009 at 6:08 am
Soma, I made this yday and it came out awesome. Hubby just couldnt stop praising enough. I didnt have nigella seeds, so just used jeera…Im sure it will be more fragrant with nigella…will try that next time
July 12th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Wow, Soma this is wonderful
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