Tamatar Wangan
February 11, 2013

Eggplant cooked in a thick tomato gravy, served with rice.

Cuisine Kashmiri
Course Main Course
Serves 3
Method Deep-fry
Difficulty Easy
Cook Time 30  minutes
  • Cuisine Kashmiri
  • Course Main Course
  • Serves 3
  • Method Deep-fry
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Cook Time 30  minutes
Ingredients
small eggplants (brinjal)
13  
medium size tomatoes
5  
mustard oil(preferable) or cooking oil
4   tablespoon
red chilli powder
3/4   teaspoon
ginger powder
1 1/4   teaspoon
green chillies
2  
water
3/4   cup
salt to taste
 
Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan on medium to high flame. Cut the eggplants (brinjal) lengthwise in four pieces.

2. Turn the flame to medium flame and after 1 minute put cut eggplants in oil. Let them cook and meanwhile chop tomatoes finely.

3. Now that the eggplants are cooked well, take them out in a container. In a separate pan heat oil on medium flame. Once oil is heated, Put chopped tomatoes and salt in oil and cook them well until a paste is formed. Split green chillies and put them also in tomato paste.

4. Once paste is formed, pour water in gravy and let 2-3 boils come. Then put fried eggplants in tomato gravy and mix them gently in gravy. Tamatar wangan is ready to serve.