Quick Fixes - Baingan Katri

I have not been keeping well for some days seasonal blues bad cold and cough . Last night as I was lazy enough to prepare something so it was just fruit salad with hung curd dressing for which I will share the recipe some other time as I forgot to click the pics.That laziness kept going till the morning and so woke up late and had to do a quick fix and that was "Baingan Katri" . When it comes to eating Papa oops I mean my husband :-) I don't know why but the day Raaghav my son was born I have started calling my husband Papa :-) . So I was telling that Papa is very picky when it comes to eating but this is one recipe which is so simple and he just adores its simplicity and there is one more emotional connect. Papa's mumma i.e my dear mother in law prepares Baingan Katri very well and whenever we visit her she makes sure that we have it I guess thats the way mothers are.

So this one is dedicated to Papa's mumma sounds good right :-)

Ingredients:-

1. Baingan/Brinjal large 1
2. Salt to taste
3. Besan / Gram flour 2 tbsp
4. Red chillie flakes 1 tbsp
5. Italian seasoning 1 tbsp
6. Oil 2 tbsp

Method:-

• Wash the brinjal and cut into circular discs of about 1 cm thickness.
• Sprinkle some salt on both sides of the brinjal discs.
• Heat a nonstick tava and put some oil over it.
• Take besan in a plate and slightly dust the brinjal discs with besan before putting on hot tava.
• Cook all the discs on both sides drizzling little oil till carmelized .
  
• Sprinkle chillie flakes and italian seasoning and serve hot with parantha.
  

Notes:-

1. Italian seasoning could easily be replaced with 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala.
2. Fresh brinjal with thin skin gives best result.
3. Prefer to serve hot as it tastes best that ways.

If you have time then marinate brinjal discs in yogurt this is one more recipe I will share coming weekend as I am planning to prepare that so keep waiting you would love that too. Till then enjoy the easy version and love baingan :-)