Brinjal

Some of you, in fact, a lot of you may not have a soft corner for the humble vegetable brinjal, eggplant or aubergine ( baingan in Hindi). But to me, this veggie is quite a star. Because of its otherwise bland taste, it soaks up flavors from other ingredients like a pro. Also, the spongy and firm raw texture becomes deliciously melt-in-mouth when smoked, fried or even braised. One of my favorite recipes is thus, this Brinjal Fry with minimal ingredients. This is a vegan preparation of tasty, crispy pan fried eggplant slices. Try it, you’ll like it too. Table of Contents • • • • • About Brinjal Fry What’s basically happening in this recipe is that the brinjal or baingan is thickly sliced and marinated in a mixture of red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, asafoetida and salt. Then, each slice is carefully, evenly dredged with rava or sooji (cream of wheat) and pan-fried to a perfect crispy golden. Thus, this Brinjal Fry is one of the easiest as well as tastiest recipes that you can ever make with this vegetable. In fact, it is a lovely fried veggie dish that you can make whenever you wish to. These brinjal slices have nice sweetish tones and a soft texture from within and crisp from outside. I often make veggie fries as a side dish to go with our meals. The vegetables are sliced, marinated with spices and then coated with rice flour, gram flour or semolina. Later, pan-fried or shallow-fried in oil. More On Fried Eggplant Recipe This crispy Fried Eggplant re...

You are here Eggplant Pickle (Brinjal) Relish Published Dated: May 7, 2019 Last Modified: April 13, 2022 By [This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon and other sides. This blog generates income via ads and sponsoredpost. Please read our Privacy policy and copyright and disclosure for more details] Sharing is caring! Brinjal, eggplants, or aubergine make a delicious condiment. We call this brinjal pickle in India but you may know it as eggplant Pickle, Relish, Chutney made with Brinjal, Eggplant, or Aubergine The process of preserving eggplant or pickling eggplant is common in every culture. From the far east to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Some preserved eggplant or marinated eggplant recipes are as simple as a brine made with salt, sugar, vinegar, and spices. Of course, in India, we love our spices!. Pickle in India is made differently from region to region. And, while each and every one is delicious there will be some you will enjoy more than others. So, don't stop looking for your favorite recipe. Today, I am sharing my favorite which is my mom's recipe for brinjal pickle. We took this pickle with us to our boarding school every year. While a tablespoon of pickle is all you need to accompany your meal, I can eat this out of the jar with a spoon. In fact, mom made it a little sweeter for us! Tips when making pickles • Sun drying the chopped eggplant will increase the shelf life of the pickle. Drying in the sun dehydrates the vegetable removing excess moi...

Brinjal, commonly called as Baingan and Vrintak in Ayurveda, is a nutritious food rich in minerals, vitamins and fibers and low in calories. Brinjal might help in weight management as it is low in calories and rich in dietary fibers that help improve digestion and metabolism. It also keeps you feeling full for a longer time and help prevent overeating. Brinjal also helps manage the levels of cholesterol which helps in keeping the heart healthy. It might also help relieve pain and inflammation due to its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Excessive intake of Brinjal should be avoided as it may cause stomach pain or abdominal discomfort[2-4][21][22]. 1. Weight Loss Brinjal is useful for weight management because it gives you feeling of satiety. This is due to its Guru (heavy) nature. It also take time to digest and gives a feeling of fullness. Tips: a. Cut thin slices of 1 or 2 Brinjal (purple variety) b. Marinate the slices with salt and turmeric powder. c. Shallow fry the slices. d. Sprinkle salt and pepper as per your taste. 2. Diabetes Diabetes also known as Madhumeha is due to an aggravation of Vata and impaired digestion. Impaired digestion leads to an accumulation of Ama (toxic remains in the body due to improper digestion) in the pancreatic cells and impairs the function of insulin. Taking white Brinjal helps to correct impaired digestion due to its Ushna (hot) property. It also reduces Ama and helps maintain normal blood sugar level. Tips: a. Cut thin slice...

A side dish from South India, this Brinjal Fry (eggplant stir fry) is delicious, flavorful, and can be made in less than 20 minutes. Roasted chana dal, urad dal, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and red dried chilies are ground, then sprinkled on the stir-fried brinjals. The roasted spices lend unique flavors and tastes to the eggplant. This dry Brinjal recipe is a perfect vegan accompaniment for rice or roti and salad like this Jump to: • • • • • • I love Eggplant, also known as Ringan in Gujarati. They are also called Brinjal or aubergine in many parts of the world. They are rich in iron, fiber, and vitamins and are one of the low-calorie vegetables. This is my second year with a vegetable garden here in Arizona, and I’m a little surprised by how good eggplants are growing. If you are following me on It seems like they really like the hot Arizona summer weather. We love eggplants and include them 2 to 3 times a week in our meals during the season. Eggplant is really a versatile vegetable. Fried, baked, stuffed, roasted, and grilled are all the wonderful ways you can use eggplants! We make Today I am sharing the Brinjal fry recipe with you. Flavorful, spicy, delectable, and easy, this Chettinad Vankaya fry tick all my boxes! These are a super simple side dish, perfect with anything, and would certainly enhance any ordinary meal for lunch and dinner! This Chettinad-style recipe is cooked in a different and flavorful way. It is not the same as regular Brinjal fry. Plus this re...

3K Shares Gutti vankaya recipe– Gutti vankaya kura is a popular stuffed brinjal curry recipe from Andhra Cuisine. We make it often at home to go with plain rice or chapati. It is the same as enne badanekai from the North Karnataka cuisine. Sesame seeds are used in north Karnataka which I have not used here. You may also like to check this Gutti dry vankaya fry. To make most stuffed brinjal curry recipes, ingredients like onions, peanuts, coconut, red chilis and mild spices are used. This andhra style brinjal curry goes perfectly well with white rice, chapathi or even with biryani. Yes, in tamil nadu, biryani is served with egg plant curry. Even in Hyderabadi cuisine, this Bagara baingan is served with biryani. To make enne badanekai or nune vankaya, brinjal is first stuffed with masala and then shallow fried in oil. To make this healthy, I haven’t used much oil. I just sauteed in little oil. • ▢ 4 to 6 brinjals or vankayalu (young egg plants) • ▢ 1 tsp • ▢ ¾ cup onions thinly sliced • ▢ 1 tomato small , chopped (optional) • ▢ 2 green chili slit • ▢ 1 to 1½ tbsp lemon juice or tamarind paste as needed • ▢ 1 Handful coriander leaves chopped • ▢ 1 sprig curry leaves • ▢ ¼ tsp mustard • ▢ ½ tsp cumin (or jeera) • ▢ 2 tbsp oil to roast and powder • ▢ 4 tbsp peanuts • ▢ 2 tbsp coconut desiccated or fresh coconut • ▢ 1 to 2 tbsp sesame seeds or nuvvulu (optional) • ▢ 1 tbsp coriander seeds (or sabut daniya) • ▢ ½ tsp cumin (or jeera) • ▢ 1 cinnamon stick small (or dalchini, optio...

Brinjal is one of the most common tropical vegetables grown in India. It is known by different names like Begun (Bengali), ringna (Gujarathi), baingan ( Hindi), badane (Kannada), waangum (Kashmiri), vange ( Marathi), baigan (Oriya), Vashuthana ( Malayalam), Kathiri (Tamil), venkaya (Telugu) and Peethabhala (Sanskrit). A large number of cultivars differing in size, shape and colour of fruits are grown in India. Immature fruits are used in curries and a variety of dishes are prepared out of brinjal. Fruits are moderate sources of vitamins and minerals like phosphorous, calcium and iron and nutritive value varies from variety to variety. Climate Brinjal is a warm season crop and requires a long warm growing season. It is very susceptible to frost. A daily mean temperature of 13-21 oC is most favourable for its successful production. The growth of the crop is severely affected when temperature falls below 17 oC. It can be successfully grown as a rainy season and summer season crop and can be grown at an elevation of 1200m above the sea level. Season It can be grown in plains throughout the year but rabi season is the best. • Rainy Season - June – July • Winter Season - October – November • Summer Season - February – March Soil Brinjal is a hardy crop and is cultivated under a wide range of soils. Since a long duration crop with high yield, well -drained and fertile soil is preferred for the crop. Crops grown in sandy soils yield early and those grown in clayey soils yield more...

Both the regional recipes taste different as some of the ingredients and the spices that go into preparing them are different. In this post, I am sharing both regional variations of making this recipe. • Vangi Bath Karnataka Style– Made with Vangi bath masala powder and tamarind pulp. • Vangi Bhath Maharashtrian Style– Made with Goda Masala and curd or tomatoes. Both the recipes are healthy and taste good. You can make either of them as per your preference. Table of Contents • • • • • • About Vangi Bath Karnataka Style This is a delicious, healthy and vegan recipe of spiced brinjal rice from the Karnataka cuisine. Vangi means, brinjal, baingan, aubergines or eggplant. Bhath or bath or baath means rice. Preparing vangi bath is very easy. All you need is to cook the rice first. Then prepare the brinjal gravy. Then mix the rice with the brinjal gravy. If you have extra cooked rice or leftover rice, then the vangi bath is quicker to prepare. In this recipe, I have used readymade organic vangi bath masala powder from the Phalada brand. The taste of the vangi bath depends on the quality of the vangi bath masala. So do use a good quality one. You can use homemade or store brought. Generally, green brinjals are used. But you can also use purple or purple striped brinjals. Just make sure that the brinjals are tender and fresh. You can use any regular variety of rice like sona masuri. This is a no onion no garlic recipe. If you want, you can add onions. Serve vangi bath with raita o...