Baigana Alu Besara

INGREDIENTS

• 2 Medium Sized Brinjals/ Baigan/ Eggplant
• 1 Medium Potato
• 1 Medium Onion
• 1 Medium Tomato
• 1" Ginger
• 4-5 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Green Chilly
• 1 Tspn Mustard Seeds
• 1 Tspn Cumin Seeds
• 1 Tspn Panch Phootan
• 1 Dry Red Chilly
• 1 Tspn Turmeric Powder
• 1 Ambula/ Dried Mango (optional)
• 5-6 Fried Badi (optional) 
• Mustard Oil, for tempering
• Salt, as per taste

METHOD

• Blend tomato, ginger, garlic, green chilly, mustard seeds and cumin seeds to a fine paste.
• Chop the potato and brinjal length wise.
• Add the veggies along with the mustard-cumin paste, ambula, turmeric, salt and a cup of water to a pressure cooker. Let it cook for a maximum of 2 whistles or till potatoes are soft.
• In another container, heat a couple of tbspn of mustard oil. Add panch phootan. Saute and add finely chopped onions. Fry till onions turn brownish. 
• Add the contents of the pressure cooker, mix well and let it simmer for a couple of minutes. Add the fried badi's.
• Serve hot with plain rice.

 Blend tomato, garlic, ginger, green chilly, mustard seeds and cumin seeds...

 ... to a fine paste.

 Chop the brinjal and potato, length wise.

 Add the chopped veggies, masala paste, turmeric and salt to a pressure cooker.

 Pressure cook.

 In another container, heat mustard oil. Add dry red chilly and panch phootan.

 Add finely chopped onion and saute till brownish.

 Add the pressure cooked veggies and simmer for a couple of minutes. Add fried badi and it's ready to be served !!


Tips :
Make the brinjal slice bigger than the potato slices. This is to ensure that the brinjal retains its shape as they cook faster than potatoes.