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The recipes in this blog, basically of light & healthy North Indian food, are for you if you are a health-conscious person who wants to enjoy low-calorie food without compromising on taste. Majority of the dishes are nutritious and healthy hunger-fixers and certainly NOT party dishes. Most of the recipes are based on one spoon oil concept and are recommended basically for dieters, weight-watchers, diabetics and cardiac patients. Enjoy healthy cooking, enjoy healthy eating!

Sunday 17 May 2020

80. BAINGAN (BRINJAL) IN COCONUT GRAVY

INGREDIENTS

1. Baingan Long- 03

2. Onion large-01

3. Green chillies -2-3

4. Salt- 1tsp (To taste)

4. Coconut Milk 1 cup

5. Coriander (Dhania) & Jeera (Cumin) seeds 1tsp each, dry roasted and crushed coarse

6. Cooking Oil - 2 tbsp

METHOD

1. Wash and cut Baingans into thick rings.

2. Blend onion and green chillies into a fine paste.

3. Heat oil in a flat pan and shallow fry baingan rings from both sides on high heat. The pieces should be semi cooked not fully done.

4. In the same pan and in the remaining oil, cook onion -chilly mix with salt till it becomes translucent and a little pink. It should NOT become red.

5. Add Coconut milk, roasted and crushed dhania powder and brinjal pieces and boil for 2-3 minutes.

6. Goes well both with roti and plain boiled rice.

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