My Indian Recipes

Difficulty Rating 3 (Special ingredients needed, grinding required) Extra firm tofu is a great substitute for the Paneer. Here's a great  Video .

Difficulty Rating 3 (Special ingredients needed) Baby Eggplant (Brinjal), cut long and thin soaked in water – 4 med. Sambhar powder – 1 ½ tsp   Tamarind, soaked in ½ cup water – about 2 Tbsp.   Salt – to taste Seasoning:   Mustard seeds – ½ tsp   Urad dal – ½ tsp.   Cumin seeds (Jeera) – ½ tsp.   Chana Dal – ½ tsp.   Curry leaves – a few   Onion, diced – 1 big Oil 1. Heat oil and add seasoning in the order listed above. 2.   Add onions and cook until they turn transparent.  Add the eggplant, mix and cook for just a minute. 3.  Add the sambhar powder and mix.  Remove the tamarind from the water and add the water it was soaked in to the curry.  Add additional water (about 1 or 2 cups) and salt. 4.  Cover and cook until the eggplant it cooked, the gravy thickens and some oil comes to the top.