Baadal Jaam is a delicious brinjal preparation from the Awadhi cuisine. My first encounter with Baadal Jaam was at a buffet spread at a restaurant in Goa, few years ago. I had taken an instant liking to this dish. After getting hold of the recipe, this dish has become a regular dish in my menu at home. Brinjals are cut into roundels, shallow fried and topped with onion tomato masala and a curd mixture. This dish is generally served as an accompaniment, but you can have it with rotis too. It is too tasty a dish and is definitely a must try recipe. So, grab the recipe and try it soon.
Ingredients
1 large brinjal
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilly powder
Salt as per taste
oil to shallow fry the brinjal
For Onion Tomato Masala
3 onions, finely chopped
2 tomatoes
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilly powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp cumin coriander powder (dhaniya jeera powder)
Salt as per taste
1 tbsp raw mango powder (amchoor)
|2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
For Curd mixture
3 tbsp thick curds
¼ tsp red chilly powder
¼ tsp cumin-coriander powder (dhaniya jeera powder)
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt as per taste
For Garnishing
Chopped fresh coriander
Method :-
To prepare onion tomato masala
- Blend the tomatoes to a smooth puree and keep it aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan.
- Add chopped onions.
- Saute and cook the onions till they turn golden brown and starts giving out an aroma.
- Add the tomato puree, ginger garlic paste and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, cumin-coriander powder, garam masala, salt, amchoor powder and mix well.
- Allow the masalas to blend well with the onion and tomato mixture.
- Add chopped coriander leaves and mix.
- Keep this masala aside.
To prepare curd mixture
- In a mixing bowl, take the curds.
- Add salt, turmeric, red chilly powder, cumin coriander powder and mix well.
- Keep the curd mixture aside.
Brinjal
- Wash the brinjal and cut into thin roundels.
- Spread the brinjal pieces on a plate.
- Sprinkle salt, turmeric powder and red chilly powder on the brinjal slices.
- Coat the brinjal slices well with turmeric, chilly powder and salt.
- Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan.
- Spread the oil evenly in the pan.
- Place the brinjal slices on the pan.
- Cook them on both sides.
Assembling of Baadal Jaam can be done in 2 ways.
First method –
- In a serving dish, arrange a layer of fried brinjals.
- Over the brinjals, spread the onion tomato masala evenly.
- Drizzle the curd mixture over that and garnish with chopped coriander.
Second method –
- In a serving tray, place fried brinjal slices keeping distance between each brinjal slice.
- Top each brinjal slice with the onion tomato masala.
- Drizzle curd mixture on each brinjal slice and garnish with fresh chopped coriander.
Serve Baadal Jaam as an accompaniment with your main dish or simply serve it with rotis.
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Brinjal lovers, do have a look at other brinjal recipes listed below :
Begun Bhaja, Stuffed Brinjal Sabzi, Baingan Aloo Sabzi
