Bharleli Vangi Batati /Brinjal & Potato with Roasted Coconut& Peanuts Masala.

Hi everyone ..hope you all are doing good .. It feels so good to write a post after so long..Was very busy these 2 weeks & I missed lots of yummy post from my fellow bloggers will catch up soon with it..
Today's post is a very delicious dish  ..brinjal & potato stuffed in crushed peanuts in roasted coconut masala   It taste yummy & goes well with  chapatti & rice do give it a try ..

Ingredients:
1/2 kg baby brinjals/eggplant
2 potatoes
1/2-3/4th  cup dry coconut scraped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp red chilli powder (i used 1.5 tsp bottle masala)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder/haldi
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
2 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1 tbsp roasted coriander powder
3 tbsp oil

Method:
Wash  the brinjals make 4 slits on them & soak them in water for about 15 min.

Roast the peanuts ,remove the skin & crush it coarsely in a mixer.

Roast sesame seeds & the coconut till brown & fragnant.

Let it cool down then grind it with little water into a  coarse paste.

Mix the powdered masala,crushed peanuts and salt to this paste.

Stuff the brinjals with this masala.

Heat oil in a kadhai add chopped onions and fry till translucent.

Then add the chopped tomatoes and cook till soft.

Now add the remaining paste & the stuffed brinjals & potatoes.

 add about 1 cup water & salt if needed & cook over low flame till the brinjals are cook and you see a nice layer of oil floating on top.

Serve hot with rice /chapati.

Note:
adding potatoes is optional you can prepare it with brinjals itself.