Brinjal Surprise!!(gravy dish)

Ingredients:-
Baby brinjal(small eggplant)-1/2kg
Coconut-1/2(grated)
Kashmiri chilly-10
Coriander seed-2tsp
Cumin-1tsp
Methi(fenugreek)-1/2tsp
Clove-5-6
Cinnamon-2 pieces
Ginger-1inch piece
Garlic-1small pod
Tomato-3(chopped)
Onion-2(chopped)
Turmeric-1/2tsp
Coriander leaves and Pudina(mint leaves) for garnishing .


Method;-

• Slit brijal in the middle in to parts crosswise keeping its stem.
• Fry  red chillies,coriander,methi cloves,cinnamon in oil.
• Now grind it along with coconut ,cumin,ginger and garlic to fine paste.
• In a sauce pan fry onion till dark brown color.
• Now add turmeric tomato and salt to taste and fry till tomato melts in the gravy.
• Now add a glass of water and drop brinjal one by one.
• Cover and cook for 10 mins.Now add the masala paste and cook till done.
• Garnish with coriander and pudina(mint leaves)

Goda Masala..a Maharashtrian masala

Goda masala is blend of spices roasted and powdered together..Normally all maharashtrian or neighboring states use this masala in their daily cooking .When i came to belgaum after my marriage i heard a lot about this masala but never tried this.But about 8 years ago my neighbor gave me this masala and i used this for my chicken and other veg dishes and it  was awesome.
                  It is different from garam masala because it has copra and white sesame seed.Both has its own flavor and aroma..So if you really want to try some maharashtrian cuisine then this masala is a must.

Ingredients

1. Coriander seeds-200g
2. Copra(dried coconut)-1/4(grated)
3. Cinnamon-50g
4. Cloves-50g
5. Dagad phool(black stone flower)-1/4 cup
6. Bay leaf-4-5
7. Black cardamom-5-6
8. Green cardamom-8-10
9. Pepper corn-50g
10. Mace(javethri)-4-5
11. Nutmeg-1(crushed)
12. Sesame seed(white thil)-100gms
13. Star anise-6-7
14. Cumin-100g
15. Asafoetida-1tsp
16. oil for frying-3tsp

Method

• Dry fry copra till its light brown and then transfer it to a plate.
• Now in a same pan add sesame seed and dry roast till it changes its color to medium brown.Mix it with fried copra.
• Now fry all the ingredients one by one in that same pan till coriander turns to light brown .
• No need to roast  the masala's separately.But 1st roast only the coriander seeds for few mins and then add each ingredients one after the other. 
• After roasting all the masala grind only the masala's roasted in oil first.
• After that in the same blender add copra and sesame seeds and grind to fine powder.In between the grinding take a little break and open the lid and mix the masala with the spoon.
• Once the both the masala's are done,mix the both the ground masala and grind it again till both blends well.
• Allow it to cool and then store it in an air tight container.