Brinjal -Besan Curry

Brinjal /Egg plant/badanekai/kattarikai, besan/channa flour curry is a side dish and I learnt it from one of my friend from Belgam/Belagavi. It is slightly a Maharastrian and North Karnataka style based curry. It is also a very easy dish and it can be done in very little time.

I have used small brinjals, besan flour/kadale hittu and some spices like garam masala and tomatoes.
Let us see the recipe now :
No Onion or No Garlic is added in this Brinjal -Besan Curry.

Ingredients :

To cook :
Brinjals : 4 to 5
Tomatoes : 2
To season : 
Oil : 1 Tablespoon
Green chilly : 2
Mustard seeds : 1 Teaspoon
Jeera /Cumin Seeds : 1/2 Teaspoon
Ingh /Asafoetida : A pinch
Curry Leaves : 6 to 8
To Add :
Besam/Channa flour/Gram flour/Kadale hittu : 1 Tablespoon
Garam Masala : 1/2 Teaspoon
Red chilly powder : 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt : As required
Turmeric powder : A pinch
Grated ginger : 1 Inch
Coriander leaves : 2 Tablespoons

Method :

1. Wash and cut brinjal into small pieces. Soak them in a bowl of water. Wash and cut tomatoes into small pieces.

2. Wash green chilly and slit. Wash curry leaves, coriander leaves and cut into small pieces.
3. Wash ginger and remove the outer layer. Cut or grate into thin pieces.
4. Keep a pan and heat. Dry roast besan till the raw smell disappear. Remove it from the pan.
5. Add oil to a pan and heat. Add mustard seeds, jeera and let mustard seeds splutter.
6. Add curry leaves and slit green chilly. Fry for 1 minute.

7. Add tomatoes and fry till they turn soft.
8. Add cut brinjals (squeeze out the water) and fry nicely with tomatoes.
9. Add grated ginger and fry till brinjal turn soft. Add turmeric powder.

10. Add salt and dry roasted besan flour and stir on low flame. Add garam masala and chilly powder.
11. Mix it well and stir on low flame till all the spices mixes nicely.

12. All the moisture from brinjal disappear and the curry turns as one whole ball. Stir for another 2 minutes.
13. Let it cook on low flame for 1 to 2 miutes. (On low flame).

14. Shift the curry to a serving dish and add cut coriander leaves.
15. Serve with any main dish with " Brinjal Besan Curry".

Note :

Adding onions to the curry is optional. I have not added. Adding any other spices to the curry is optional. No need to add any coconut to the curry. Roasting besan flour taste better. You can add little jaggery. I have not added. You can also add little lemon juice. I have not added. Adding more/less spice is optional.
Time : 25 Minutes.
Serves : 2 to 3.