Stuffed Baingan

I used a modified version of Tarla Dalal's recipe to make the stuffed egg plant. Here is what I used.

Small brinjals (8)

Cumin Seeds/ Jeera (half a spoon)

Asafoetidia/ Hing  (a pinch)

Ginger-garlic paste (half spoon)

Finely chopped onion (1)
Grated potato (1)

Turmeric (one-forth spoon)

Red Chilli powder (1 teaspoon, change according to your taste)
Tamarind pulp (1 table spoon)
And of course salt.

In a spoonful of oil, fry the cumin seeds and asafoetida and ginger garlic paste. To this add the chopped onion and fry till it turns golden brown. Add the grated potato, turmeric, chilli powder and cook for 2 mins. Add the tamarind pulp and salt to finish.

This is going to make the filling of out egg plant. To stuff the egg plant, slit the egg plant into 4. Take care not cut the head off. Lavishly stuff the filling into it. Pressure cook this for 2-3 whistles along with any left over masala.

You can even fry or microwave the eggplants if you do not wish to pressure cook them. Remember frying them will add calories and it will show on your waist now and heart later ;-) Microwaving is a good idea. Be sure you brush the egg plant with oil before tossing them in, else they tend to get very dry.