Baingan Janeman

"प्यार की मंजिल दिल हैं, और दिल का रास्ता पेट से होकर जाता है  |"  

That's why in our family we all love to cook and eat. Not only that, we all identify each other with our favorite dishes and we show our love to each other by sharing the same.

Now, I'd like to write about a preparation of eggplant which my darling husband's likes a lot. Ankur and I named "Baingan Janeman" - to rhyme with Eggplant Parmesan :). I learnt this dish from my mother.

Step 1: Get the following ingredients - as shown in three separate plates:

Plate 1:
a) Chopped onions

Plate 2:

a) Eggplant cut into (roughly) 2"x1" cubes

Plate 3:

a) Haldi (Turmeric)

b) Dhania (Coriander powder)

c) Mirch (Red chilly powder)

d) Salt

e) Freshly ground mustard with water

Step 2: Fry the eggplant pieces in oil till light brown.

Step 3: Fry the onions in oil to light brown and then add the ingredients of Plate 3.

Step 4: Add a little water and cook in medium heat for 10 min to thick brown paste, as shown below.

Step 5: Add the fried eggplant pieces, mix gently and cook in sim for 5 min. Enjoy!