Are you back from the office tired and exhausted? You do not feel like spending much time on cooking, Huh! Then this is just the right gravy for you. This is a quick and easy gravy prepared with brinjals and tomatoes using a pressure cooker. It goes well with chapatis and parathas.
Brinjal Tomato Gravy for Chapati

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Brinjal (eggplant) – ¼ kg (cut lengthwise)
Onion – 1 big
Tomato -2 ripe and juicy ones
Green Chilli – 1
Salt needed
Spice Powder
Turmeric Powder –a pinch
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Cumin/jeera powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
curry Leaves -a sprig
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Brinjal (eggplant) – ¼ kg (cut lengthwise)
Onion – 1 big
Tomato -2 ripe and juicy ones
Green Chilli – 1
Salt needed
Spice Powder
Turmeric Powder –a pinch
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Cumin/jeera powder – 1 tsp
Chilli powder -1/2 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds -1/4 tsp
curry Leaves -a sprig
Preparation
Chop onion and tomatoes finely. Cut brinjals lengthwise.
Method
Heat a tbsp of oil and add mustard and cumin seeds, when it splutters, add curry leaves and finely chopped onions.
Sauté until onions turns transparent on medium heat.Keep stirring continuously.
Add slit green chillies, chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become mushy.
Then add all the spice powder and salt needed.
Add brinjals and saute for 2-3 minutes. Then add ½ a cup of water and pressure cook for 1 whistle only.
When the pressure subsides, open the cooker, mix everything well, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rotis or parathas.
How to make Brinjal Penguins
Select long purple variety brinjals. Scrap off the front so that it is white in color there. Slit at both sides of the brinjal to form wings.Trim the stem and bend a little to form beak. Stick eyes. Your brinjal penguins are ready.
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Cute little penguins!Please collect your awards from my blog padhu.They are waiting.Happy blogging.
ReplyDeleteDelicious brinjal curry,Loved ur little peguins
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ReplyDeleteNice side dish and cute penguins
ReplyDeleteCute penguins near delicious gravy!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow... this is cho cho cute :) I love the creativity in it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis penguin brinjal is soooo cute :D I love this curry too.
ReplyDeleteSo cute those penguins look...really an easy and a delicous curry ....
ReplyDeletewow you are very creative, they look so cute, i hope they didn't finish all of that yummy sabzi
ReplyDeleteLovely presentation Padhu, love ur penguins...droolworthy curry!
ReplyDeletecute looking penguins padhu..brinjal curry looks delicious!!
ReplyDeleteyummy brinjal curry and cutely and artistically made brinjal penquins.you can visit my blog and give ur comments.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful penguins, so cute & creative!! Wonderful Padhu :)
ReplyDeleteGravy looks yummy and perfect..
ReplyDeleteAnd the penguins looks so cute...gud creativity...
Beautiful penguins....
ReplyDeleteThe penquins look so cute, brinjal tomato gravy looks gud!
ReplyDeleteதங்கள் என்னுடைய ப்ளாக் வருகைக்கு மிகவும் நன்றி..
ReplyDeleteஉங்கள் ப்ளாக் அருமையாக இருக்கின்றது..
பென்குயின்கள் அழகாக இருக்கின்றது..சூப்பராக இருக்கின்றது..
வாழ்த்துகள்.
Wow... lovely penguins padhu.. so cute da! Brinjal curry is yum and easy!
ReplyDeletecute penguins.brinjal cury looks so simple and easysure will taste yummy
ReplyDeleteDo I love ur brinjal or penguin? Look cute and delicious in form of curry 2!
ReplyDeleteI liked ur penguins than the curry :)looks so cute..
ReplyDeletethose penguins look so cute on the table; my teddies will love the tomato brinjal gravy if I presented this way :) lovely!
ReplyDeletewow...that's an aromatic and flavorful recipe...love those cute penguins....
ReplyDeleteThe slides by my right are really a treat to one's eyes..... Lovely collection of recipes....
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogging!!!!
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LOL, those penguins are adorable! The tomato gravy looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great recipe! I love the combination of eggplant and tomatos, must be really yummy! :) And the penguins.. They are just adorable! :)
ReplyDeletenice presentation... love the penguins & the recipe too.. :)
ReplyDeleteபென்குயின்கள் அழகாக சூப்பராக இருக்கின்றது so cute!!!
ReplyDeleteOh oh ... the penguins are so cute... give them some of your curry na ;-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by. Those penguins look super cute. What a creative idea.Curry also looks yum:).
ReplyDeleteI appreciate for your wonderful presentation. Brinjal curry looks delicious. I liked the penguins.
ReplyDeleteShooo cute penguins!! DH doesnt appreciate brinjal and I was tired of Brinjal too.. This recipe is a welcome change!! Thanks for sharing it dear!!
ReplyDeletenice presentation esp i loved ur cutie penguins
ReplyDeletelovely penguins...
ReplyDeleteYour penguin sorry brinjal looks good...first time here..very nice blog..pls do visit mine. I am following u now.
ReplyDeleteCute penguins!!..very creative!..:)
ReplyDeleteGood gravy recipe too :)
wow, cute penguins .. nice curry with brinjal
ReplyDeleteThe decorations are really superb... You rock!!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha, thats so cute...nice recipe too:) You are very creative with brinjals:)
ReplyDeleteThe penguins are soooooo cute !
ReplyDeleteThe dish looks yumm !! Must try it soon.
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I love the cute little penguins! And also, the food of course :)
ReplyDeletehaha.. :) they are absolutely so gorgeous, how creative you are, I loved it!!, they are so cute, Inbtwn, the curry looks good too...
ReplyDeleteTried your recipe(with extra ingredients ginger garlic), it turned out very good. Delicious recipe. Thanks!
ReplyDelete-Aishwarya.
Nice receipes padhu..plz add more vegetarian receipes...thank u...
ReplyDeleteKanne padame irukkerithikka penguin? Good idea! How did you create eyes for the penguins ?
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