Aubergine in Spicy Peanut Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 500 grams Brinjal (Baingan / Eggplant) small green seedless variety cut in long slices
• 1/4 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali) dry roasted
• 2 tablespoons Fresh coconut grated
• 2 Galangal or Ginger
• 1 teaspoon Ginger julienne for garnish
• 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
• 2 Green Chillies
• 2 teaspoon Oil
• Salt to taste

Steps

1. To begin making Aubergine in Spicy Peanut Sauce, cut the aubergines in long strips and soak it in water in order to avoid oxidizing further.
2. Heat a pan/Kadai in low flame, add oil, the sliced aubergine and sauté for a minute. Keep stirring it in little intervals until done.
3. In the meanwhile, make a fine paste of roasted peanuts, grated coconut, coriander leaves, green chillies, and ginger/galangal with a little water using a mixer grinder.
4. Add this paste to the cooked aubergines and add a cup of water, let it cook and thicken a bit. Adjust the water as per your required consistency.
5. Season with salt, bring it to a boil and switch off the flame.
6. Garnish with ginger juliennes and serve the flavourful Aubergine in Spicy Peanut Sauce with Chilli Coriander Fried Rice for a light lunch