EGG PLANT CHUTNEY/ BADANEKAYI CHUTNEY

For the first time when i heard the word "EGG PLANT", i was surprised and i badly wanted to see this amazing plant which lays eggs!!!!! :) ;)

Once we went to buy vegetables in a subzi bazaar, I saw the board "egg plant" and rushed eagerly towards it and saw nothing but "BADANEKAYI" , lol!!!!!!!!!!!

Big brinjals are known as EGG PLANTS here in USA.
(ಶರಣರಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಷಮೆ ಕೋರಿ ) "ಎತ್ತಣ ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ ಎತ್ತಣ ಬದನೇಕಾಯಿ ಎತ್ತಣ ದಿನ್ದೆತ್ತ ಸಂಭಂಧವಯ್ಯ "

"Eggplant chutney" is well known chutney in North Karnataka, its usually called as "Mulagayi Hindi" (ಮುಳಗಾಯಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ)in our rural tongue. This finger licking chutney goes very well with akki rotti/ jowar rotti/chapathi.






Ingredients:-

Egg plant- 1no.
Onion -1 no.
Garlic- 2 -3 cloves
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Red chilli powder - 2tsp

Niger seeds pwdr/ uchellu/gurellu pudi- 2 tsp
Corn/ veg. oil- 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:-

• Bake the brinjal in oven or directly keeping over the coil. (Later one is best, consumes less time inturn less electricity).
• Peel the outer skin of brinjal and mash it.
• Add chopped onion, finely chopped garlic, chopped curry leaves, chopped coriander leaves, red chilli powder, niger seeds pwdr, oil and salt to taste. Mix it well. Chutney / hindi is ready