[Yashodhara]

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Title :: Began Ka Raita
Author :: Yashodhara
Category :: Vegetarian
Ingredients ::

• 500 g egg plant
  
• 1 beef tomato (200 g), diced
  
• 1 medium sized tomato for garnishing, cut into 4 - 8 pieces
  
• 1 chili pepper, chopped
  
• 1 medium sized onion, chopped
  
• 2 tablespoons oil
  
• 2 tablespoons garam masala
  
• salt
  
• 250 g natural yogurt

Description ::
An egg plant salad with natural yogurt, from Uttar Pradesh

Preheat oven (200 °). Wash egg plants, cut off the stem and make four lenghtwise cuts (1 - 2 cm) into the fruits. Put egg plants in a fire-proof pan or on a baking tray covered with baking paper and let them bake in the oven for about 40 minutes until they are soft. Turn them once in a while.
Heat oil in a pan and fry onion and chili pepper at medium heat until onions are golden brown.
Take egg plants out of the oven and let them cool for a while. Then peel the fruits and dice them.
Add beef tomato, garam masala and salt into the pan and fry for another minute while constantly stirring. Add egg plants, mix well and let it stew for about 3 minutes, then take the pan off the stove.
Put natural yogurt into a bowl and add the stewed vegetables, mix well. Cover it and put it into the fridge for about one hour, then garnish with the tomato pieces.

Serve as a side dish with the main course or as a salad.

Updated Tue, Feb 6 2007 10:30 am

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Edited by Yashodhara, 06 February 2007 - 03:00 PM.

[jyotirmoy]

Wonderful Yash & congrats !!!! I make a few slits in the brinjals and insert a clove of garlic in the slits & then roast them.