Ingredients:
• 4 to 5 medium sized Potatoes
• 4 to 5 medium sized Tomatoes
• 4 medium sized Onions
• 2 medium sized Brinjals (black)
• 2 wadis (amritsaari wadis)
• 1 tsp – Red Chilli powder
• 2.5 tsp – coriander powder
• 1.5 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 3 cups – water to cook
• 2 tbsp – finely chopped Coriander leaves
• salt to taste
• 5 tbsp – oil
Method:
- Finely chop the onions and tomatoes.
- Peel the potatoes and the brinjals cut each potato into halves.
- Make thick vertical slices of the brinjals.
- Keep the potatoes and the brinjals soaked in water, so that they do not turn black.
- In a pressure pan, heat oil and on a low flame fry the onions and the wadis till the onions and the wadis are golden in colour.
- Remove the wadis from the onions and keep aside.
- Add tomatoes to the onions and saute for 5-7 minutes on a low flame.
- Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste to the tomatoes.
- saute on a low flame till oil separates.
- Add little water if you feel the tomatoes are sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Remove the brinjals and potatoes from water and add it to the tomato gravy. Mix well.
- saute on a low flame for 8-10 minutes till the vegetables are well mixed with the gravy.
- Add the kept aside fried wadis and mix well. Add water.
- Pressure cook till 2 whistles on a medium flame.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with haldi wale chawal and onion kachumbar.
Recipe courtesy of Anita Raheja

