Brinjals In Chilli Garlic Sauce
Brinjals In Chilli Garlic Sauce
Ingredients
For sauce:
1-1/2 cups fresh thick tomato puree
2 tbsp. tomato sauce
3 tsp.red Chilli sauce
1 tsp. Chilli oil (refer below)
1/2 tsp. Ginger grated
1 tsp. Garlic crushed
1 tsp. Sugar
salt to taste
3 tbsp. oil
Method
Thoroughly mix all ingredients together, keep aside. Cut brinjals
lengthwise in
halves, discarding stem. Chop spring onions and greens fine.
Heat oil in a flat bottomed nonstick shallow pan. Place brinjals
skins up next to
each other into hot oil.
Allow to fry till light brown. Flip and fry skin side. If pan is
small fry a few at a
time.
Add spring onions in rremaining oil, stirfry for 2-3 minutes. Add
sauce and
allow to come to a boil.
Simmer on low for 3 minutes. Put back fried brinjals gently, and
allow sauce to
resume boil.
Take off fire, garnish with choice herbs or coriander, serve hot.
Note: To make
chilli oil Add 5-6 broken dry red chillies to 5 tbsp. very hot oil.
Cool for 2 hours. Strain and bottle. Use as required.
Variation: One can top the dish with mozarella cheese and bake under
a grill
to melt.
3 long tender brinjals
3 bulbs spring onions with greens
2-3 pinches ajinomoto
1/4 tsp. salt
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