FLAVOURS

During winter, one sees fresh, crunchy and mild raddish at all vegetable vendors. The winter raddish with brinjal or eggplant makes delicious and out of the ordinary vegetable dish which goes extremely well with hot roti and dahi.

Here is how you can make Mooli Baigan ki Sabzi.

Mooli Baingan ki Sabzi

Ingredients :

·  4 to 5 small brinjals (approx 250 gms) 

· 1 long raddish
· 2 medium sized tomatoes finely chopped
· 2 to 3 green chillies finely chopped
· 2 tsps of finely chopped ginger
· 1 tsp dhania or coriander powder
· ¼ tsp haldi or turmeric powder
· Salt to taste
· 3 to 4tbps oil
· Few coriander leaves finely chopped 

Procedure:
Wash and scrape raddish, cut into small pieces and soak in a bowl of water with a little salt added. Cut brinjals into slightly bigger pieces and soak separately in a bowl of water. Heat oil in a thick kadai. Add ginger and green chillies , sauté for a minute , then remove raddish pieces from water and put into the kadha. Saute for a few minutes till the raddish is partially cooked. Now add the chopped brinjal pieces, sauté for a minute or two. Add coriander& turmeric and mix well . Sauté for a minute or two, then add tomatoes and salt and sauté for a minute or two more. Now add half the coriander leaves , cover the kadhai , lower flame to minimum and cook for a few minutes till both brinjal and raddish are cooked. Serve hot with hot rotis and yoghurt.