Methi Brinjal Subji


Ingredients:
1 large Eggplant
4 Tomatoes or 1 can of tomato paste
2 Onions
Few Kasoori Methi (dried methi leaves)
Garlic, Ginger paste
Salt and Chilli Powder

Method

1.Slice the Eggplant in circle-shaped pieces. Dont cut them in tiny pieces , slice them big and round. Sprinkle salt on both sides of each brinjal slice and lay each of the slice on a newspaper or paper-towels for about half-an-hour.

2.Cut onions. Take a large pan, pour 2 spoons of oil, put the cut onions, fry them golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry.

3.Later add diced tomatoes or tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes and keep it aside.
4.Take a second pan and heat oil. The amount of oil -as needed to fry brinjals. Take each slice of brinjal which was salted and dried, press the excess water with paper towels. (This water appears due to the salt applied)

5.Fry each slice in a manner similar to papads, remove the slice of brinjal once its brown in colour and press with paper towel to remove oil and put it in the pan containing tomato. Repeat the frying process for each slice and put each in tomato gravy.

6.After frying brinjal slices and putting them in the tomato gravy, cook it for a while, add salt and chilli powder according to taste. Sprinkle methi (fenugreek) leaves and mix. Cook for 2 minutes and serve.


Kaju Mysore పాక్ Recipe


Ingredients

1/3 cup (50 grams) cashewnuts, powdered
1/3 cup (50 grams) plain flour (maida)
1/2 cup melted ghee, warm
1/2 teaspoon cardamom (elaichi) powder
3/4 cup (150 grams) sugar
For pouring into the flour mixture
3 1/2 cups melted ghee, హాట్

Method
1. In a bowl, combine the cashewnuts, flour, ghee and cardamom powder and mix well. Keep aside.
2. In another pan, combine the sugar with 1/3 cup of water and bring to a boil. Simmer till the syrup is of 1 string consistency.
3. Add the cashewnuts and flour mixture and mix well, over a slow flame, stiring in one direction.
4. Pour the hot ghee , a little at a time from a height so that it trickles in a thin stream into the cashewnut mixture. Keep stirring with a ladle in a clockwise direction, adding larger quantities of the ghee towards the end.
5. When the Mysore pak expands and some ghee separates, sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cold water on the pak. If it is ready, the Mysore pak will sizzle indicating that it is ready to be poured out.
6. Pour the mixture into a tray or a thali approximately 100 mm. (4″) in diameter. the sides of the thali should be at least 50 mm. (2″) high.
7. Allow it to set a little. Then, crack a small hole on one side and drain out all the excess ghee. Approximately 2 to 2 1/2 cups will get drained out.
8. Cut into 12 squares and store in an air-tight container.