Aloo Baingan

This is a simple yet delicious curry made of potatoes and bringals or eggplants and few spices.

Ingredients:

• Potatoes - 2
• Brinjals - 2 long or 5-6 small
• Onions - 1 medium
• Tomatoes - 1 medium
• Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Green Chillies - 2
• Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp ( Optional )
• Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Water - 1/2 - 1 cup

Directions :

• Heat oil in a pan, crackle the cumin seeds.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and slit green chillies and saute them.
• Add finely chopped onions , saute them till they turn transparent.
• Now add tomatoes, turmeric powder and cook for 3-4 minutes till the tomatoes are cooked.
• Add all the masalas like coriander- cumin powder, red chili powder, salt and cook for just a minute.
• Now add diced potatoes and diced brinjals. Mix them well to coat them with the masalas.
• Add a little water , say 1/2 a cup and cook covered on low-medium heat stirring ocassionally.
• You can add some water if you find the curry with no misture. It might stick to the bottom in lack of moisture.
• Cook till potatoes and brinjals are cooked and all the water is evaporated.
• Serve hot with chapatis.