Ingredients:
• 1 – Large Eggplant
• 2 – Tomatoes (big and chopped)
• 1 – Onion (big and chopped)
• 5 – Garlic Cloves (minced)
• 1 – Green chilli (chopped)
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 1 tbsp – Coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp – Aamchoor powder
• 1/4 tsp – Shahjeera
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp – Asafetida powder
• Salt
• Oil
• 2 tbsp – Coriander leaves (chopped)
• For Paratha:
• 2 cups – Whole Wheat flour
• 1 cup – Yogurt
• Salt
Method:
- In a bowl mix together flour, yogurt, salt and water as required to form a dough. Keep aside.
- Poke 2-3 holes in the eggplant and microwave on high for 5 minutes.
- Remove eggplant and spray some oil over it.
- Broil the eggplant in oven for 30-40 minutes turning the eggplant every 15 minutes.
- Take out and keep aside.
- Let it cool and peel the skin off the eggplant and scoop out the flesh and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add asafoetida powder, cumin seeds, shahjeera and stir until the seeds crackle.
- Add minced garlic and chopped green chillies and saute until it turns golden brown.
- Add chopped onions, salt and saute for few more minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, turmeric powder and stir until the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add the eggplant flesh with the coriander powder, red chilli powder and mix well.
- Cook on low flame and keep mashing the vegetables till it dries up.
- Mix in the amchur powder and switch off the stove.
- Let it cool completely.
- Make small balls and roll out into circles.
- Add a spoonful of the eggplant masala onto the dough, fold and roll out into circles.
- Take a pan and shallow fry the paratas on both sides until brown.
- Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes