This was an amazing dish made by my friend P to a potluck at least three years back , but she had made it with peppers. I simply loved the gravy and its tastes with the nuttiness of the sesame and the creaminess of the poppy seeds. This is pretty much a very common dish in all andhra households, but then I wanted my own spin to it. I called her last week and I told her that I really really needed to make that dish which she had brought in to the potluck. I wrote it down on the back of a Trader Joes receipt and safely stashed in in to my bills bin! And then the searcing I had to do, to get it back and try the dish when I wanted!!!! I made this dish with eggplants and they spun out in to a completely different flavour! When made with peppers, its super aromatic and amazingly tasty too! I am guessing it could be made with bhindi too but that would be an experiment for another day! Try this one and you`ll love the tastes that it brings forth!
INGREDIENTS:
2 Long Japanese Eggplants ( Use 10 medium sized Indian Eggplants)
1 Onion chopped fine.
3 Spoons White Sesame Seeds.
3 Spoons Khus Khus.
3/4 Cup Raw Peanuts.( Use skinned roasted peanuts if available)
2 Tsp Dhania Powder.
2 Tsp Coconut Powder.
1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder.
1 Tsp Ginger Garlic Paste.
1/2 Cup Tamarind Water.
Seasoning:
Oil as needed.
1 Tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds.
PREPARATION:
- Roast the raw peanuts in a dry kadai, until you get the aroma and allow to cool. Set aside. If you like, you can remove the skin from the skins.
- In another kadai, add a spoon of oil and jeera, and pop in the sliced eggplants. Allow to cook in the oil and slowly turn it around making sure that the eggplants dont break. Add sufficient salt for the eggplants and allow to cook just enough.
- Roast the khus-khus and white sesame seperately.
- Grind the peanuts, khus khus, white sesame to a coarse mix. Set aside.
- In a kadai, add a spoon of oil and when hot, add mustard, jeera and onions. Allow to brown. Now add the ginger garlic paste and saute well.
- Add the coarse powder and mix well. Also follow up with salt, red chilli powder, dhania powder, and coconut powder.
- Keep the flame on SIM and add 1/4 cup water.
- Allow to simmer and cook well.
- Add the sauteed eggpants and then turmeric and salt.
- Add a little tamarind water and allow to come together.When you see the oil seperating from the gravy, then you know its time to wrap it all up.
- Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped cilantro.
HINTS:
Substitute this dish with peppers for another completely different taste of this dish.
The oil seeping out from the gravy is the only point when this dish is done. So allow this to happen and only then switch off the stove.
Anubhavati -Tastes from my kitchen 
Looks yumm… Should taste yumm tooo. Awesome pics.
Gravy looks yummilicious Shoba! I was not such a fan of eggplants earlier until I was introduced to them in college hostel in such kind of gravy dishes. This one is a sure addition to my list for side dishes.
Wow drooling here….anything with brinjals I am in..looks super yum
Wowo i don’t think i have ever seen a more delicious eggplant recipe than this. Looks so so supper delicious.
Thanks Finla,
It was a super super tasty dish!
Shobha
Thanks Sharmi,
How have you been? Happy Diwali to you and your family.
SHobha
Thanks Lata.
Actually I was not such a great fan either. After marriage, I realised tat TH loves brinjals so I have been finding ways and means to cook this vegetable.
Shobha
That gravy look soooo mouthwatering~ my eggplant lover hubs will go crazy for this one..lol..
Hope you had a fun filled Diwali my dear!
USMasala
Omg, am craving this sort of super delicious gravy,makes me hungry..
Tried this receipe. Came out well and tastes very good.
Thanks for this recipe shoba.
Lalitha
tried it today!!!! yummy yummy!! amma actually transferred the entire preparation into a rice cooker along with some basmati rice…….AND it transformed into a completely new dish!! twas really good! do try!:) thanks for posting such a great recipe!:):)
Never tried peanut based gravy recipes,souns delicious,anything with brinjal, love it!
Brinjal and tamarind go together so well. Love this tangy curry.
wow! i am sure it tastes as good as it looks. Prasanna isnt a great fan of brinjal. i think he’ll change his opinion if i feed him this one 🙂
Thanks Dhanya. You coud also substitute with green peppers…Its even ore awesome!
Shobha
I made this yummy curry with eggplants and everyone liked it so much.. it went well with both chappathi and rice.. thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes
thanks dhanya for your comments. also try this curry with bell peppers! it wi be even more amazing!
Shobha
wow…this is so mouthwatering…
It’s Look nice
Thanks for great recipe 🙂
Thank you. I just made this with a combination of eggplant and green pepper. It tastes great.
I have been trying to make this recipe since a long time.This is the best recipe.Had tried from lot of other different web sites but did not turn out well.This was yummy!!Thanks for the recipe..
Thanks so much for the lovely feedback!
Hi I am planning to make this dish. How to substitute with pepper. Is it instead of chilly pwd. And pepper powder or whole pepper.
In your recipe, is “Tsp” teaspoon or tablespoon? When you say “spoons”, is it teaspoon or tablespoon?
Tsp is Teaspoon and TBSP is Tablespoon.
Shobha
Tried this dish 3 months ago..and since then it’s a regular in my house.You’ve given the exact measurement.. My husband who is a little fussy loved it.Thanks a lot
This is my daughters favourite recipe ( age 10).
which brinjal should we use for this dish
You can use the baby brinjals or regular brinjals that are soft and fresh.