Badshahi baingan recipe

Badshahi baingan recipe is the special brinjal recipe, made by fried brinjals, cooked in rich gravy and then spiced up with rich Indian spices. This is the delicious main course dish which is perfect at the time of dinning. Try this recipe in your own kitchen with herbs and spices of your choice.

300 g. brinjals

1 cup curd

2 chopped(large onions,tomatoes)

2 tsp( chilli powder,ginger-garlic paste)

1 tsp(coriander powder,garam masala powder,coriander leaves chopped)

1/4 tsp( turmeric powder,cumin powder)

Salt to taste

1/4 cup ghee

For the garnish:

1 onion - sliced

1 tbsp( cashew-nuts,raisins)

Badshahi Baingan Recipe Method:

1. Cut brinjals into 2.5 cm. thick slices.
2. Smear with salt and keep aside for 10 minutes.
3. Wash and squeeze dry.
4. Heat ghee, fry cashew-nuts, raisins and sliced onion till golden brown.
5. Remove from ghee and keep aside.
6. Fry the brinjals in the same ghee till tender. Remove.
7. In the remaining ghee fry the chopped onions till transparent.
8. Add all the dry spices, ginger-garlic paste and chopped tomatoes and saute till the ghee floats on top.
9. Add curd, coriander leaves and salt.
10. Stir well.
11. Cook till the gravy thickens.
12. Add fried brinjals to the gravy and simmer for two minutes.
13. Sprinkle the garnish on top.
14. Serve hot with rice or parathas.