Eggplant peanut curry

eggplant peanut curry

Tasty curry cooked with small eggplant in peanut gravy.

Ingredients

Eggplant                                   4 small

Oil                                            for frying

For gravy

Peanut                                      2 tbsp

Sesame seed                            1 tsp

Cumin seed                               ½ tsp

Coriander powder                       1 tsp

Poppy seeds                             1 tsp

Chopped coconut                       ¼ cup

Black mustard seed                   ½ tsp

Onion seed                               ¼ tsp

Red chilli                                   2

Curry leaves                              few

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Oil                                            2 tsp

Method

First heat oil on pan, add peanut and roast.

roast peanut

Then add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, sesame seeds, poppy seeds and chopped coconut and roast for 2 minutes. Remove and let it cold.

peanut with other ingredients 

Within this time heat oil in a pan and deep fry the eggplant and remove.

fry eggplant and remove

Once peanut cold, grind it in a smooth paste.

Now heat oil in a pan, add black mustard seed, dry red chilli, onion seed and sauté.

Then add curry leaves, peanut paste and mix well.

add whole ingredients in oil

Now add turmeric powder and chilli powder and mix well and cook for a minute.

add dry powder in peanut mixture

Add required water for gravy and salt and mix well.

Now add fried eggplant and cover for 2-3 minutes or until cook.

add fried eggplant into gravy

Remove and garnish with coriander leaves.