This time I share a quick vegetarian side dish with Egg Plant (Brinjal -വഴുതനങ്ങാ). Nutritionally, this vegetable is low in fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Same time Brinhal contains reasonable amounts of most essential vitamins and minerals. In this dry form recipe, I used sliced brinjal with some masala spices to pan fry to make it a healthy dish.It should go well with steamed rice or chapatti as a low calorie accompaniment..

Ingredients

1. Brinjal     : 10 nos.
2. Chilli powder     : 2 T sp.
3. Turmeric powder   : ½ T sp.
4. Fennel powder     : ¼ T sp.
5. Salt for taste
6. Oil for frying  ( pan/tawa fry)

Method:

• Cut the brinjals in round thin shape. Keep the slices in water (see figure) to color change. Once you finished cutting then drain the water.
• In a wide vessel put the chilli , turmeric , salt and fennel powder together and pour a little water to make a paste.
• Add the slices into the paste and mix it thoroughly. Make sure the masala get in into each piece.
• Keep a tawa/ pan on the stove and pour a little oil and spread it.
• Keep the brinjal slices onto the pan (see figure) and let it roast medium flame.
• Once it’s roasted flip it and roast the other side. The entire cooking in medium flame should take about 5 minutes.

Tips:-

• Fennel powder is optional. You can alternate with garam masala or can skip it.
• The quantity of ingredients may vary individual taste.
• Instead of pan fry you can do deep fry also.Here I used my dosa pan for pan fry.
• If you are not able to mix the masala in a single batch, make the masala in a bowl and take the each pieces and rub the masala individually with your fingers or the help of a brush.