Vaingan Mashinga Sange Upkari

Vaingan Mashinga Sange Upkari /Brinjal Drumstick Stir Fry is a Konkani curry made using brinjal and drumstick, goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Vaingan Mashinga Sange Upkari / Brinjal Drumstick Stir Fry.

Ingredients:-

Brinjal.            - 5
Drumstick.       -3
Green chilly.    -1
Garlic.              - 6
Dry Red chilly. - 4
Hing powder.    -1/4tsp
Mustard seeds.  -1tsp
Coconut oil.      -1tsp
Salt.                   - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Remove the stem and wash the brinjals and chop into 1/2 inch thick lengthy pieces and keep aside.

2). Chop both the ends and remove the outer fibre like skin of the drumstick and chop into 1 and 1/2 inch lengthy pieces. Wash well and keep aside.

3). Peel and chop garlic into thin lengthy pieces and keep aside

4). Wash and half slit green chilly and keep aside.

5). Broke dry red chillies into halves and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and saute well

2). Add chopped garlic and fry in oil.

3). Add half slit green chilly and broken dry red chilli halves into the pan and saute for a while.

4). Add chopped drumstick pieces, required salt and 3/4 cup of water into the pan. Boil and cook the drumstick pieces for 3 minutes on low flame.

5). Add chopped brinjal pieces into the pan and mix well. Cover and cook on low flame.

6). When drumstick pieces and brinjal pieces become soft and the water is absorbed, switch off the flame. Transfer the brinjal drumstic stir-fry to a serving bowl.

A tasty Baingan Mashinga Sange Upkari / Brinjal Drumstick Stir Fry is ready to serve with rice.