Easy Goan Brinjal Chilli Fry

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Brinjal offers a great supply of iron and calcium. It is also available almost throughout the year. My husband does not like the taste of the vegetable too much and therefore I was inspired to create this easy dish with few ingredients that I had ready at home, to suit his taste buds.

Here goes :
1/2 Kg Big Brinjal(s)
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt
Sugar
One green chilly slit
Onion
Capsicum (2 small or 1 big)
Recheado masala
Vinegar (Goa vinegar preferably)

Method:
Cut small cubes of the Brinjal (It only takes a few minutes) after washing the vegetable thoroughly. Apply salt and sugar (a little generously as you will be squeezing it out later). Set aside for an hour or refrigerate for a couple of hours depending on your convenience.

When you are ready, squeeze out the excess water and keep the Brinjal ready to fry.

Add oil in a frying pan, add onions and fry till light brown. Throw in the slit green chilly. Add finely chopped capsicum. Fry for a while. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and fry the onion and capsicum.

Now add the Brinjal in and fry for a bit. Cover till cooked. Stir occasionally. Do not add any water.

Now about 5 minutes before taking it off the fire add about one and a half tablespoons of Recheado masala. Mix it well. Taste and add salt if required. Also pour in a cap of vinegar.

Your Brinjal will taste tangy, a little sweet and perfectly edible with rice or chappatis.

You can find a fabulous recipe for homemade Recheado masala here : http://dustysfoodieadventures.blogspot.in/2015/09/goan-recheado-masala.html?m=1


Enjoy!!!!

Easy French Toast

A 10 minute recipe for an Everyday Breakfast

Being a mom of my two little boys can be a daunting task on some days. That's when the creative side of my brain works at it's best. Like they say, necessity is the mother of invention. In my case necessity is the mother of finding the easiest thing to cook in the least amount of time. And so, on days like these - French Toast to the rescue!

This particular dish was made by my husband who would normally stray away from the idea of cooking even if he was starving! So imagine how easy it is!

RECIPE

Serves : As many as you like

All you need is :

Sliced Bread (Preferably white bread - Wibs / Britannia)

One Egg - for 6 to 8 slices

Sugar - 1 or 2 heaping tbs (depending on your taste, we used 1)

Milk - Half a cup

Vanilla Essence - 5 to 6 drops

The Quick Process :

Beat the egg thoroughly with a fork or a beater in a bowl, at the sugar and continue to beat. Add the milk and continue to beat. Add the vanilla essence and mix. The mixture is now ready.

Heat some evenly spread oil in a frying pan and bring it to medium heat. Soak each slice of bread in the mixture for not more than 5 secs each (to avoid sogginess and breaking) and place it gently on the pan. If the pan is large, it can accommodate more than one slice. Flip over after 1 minute. You will get a slight burnt appearance because of the sugar. Make sure you keep a close watch on the level of heat to avoid burning. Add a little more oil for the later slices if required as bread soaks up oil. Don't use too much oil, just enough for light frying.

TIP : Place the french toasts on a tissue/paper to absorb any excess oil. Serve alongside tea, milk or coffee for a fulfilling breakfast.

Try it out and let me know how you did :)