Baingan Chole with Chapatis
Hummus and baba ghanoush got together and baingan chole is born. In plain language, chickpeas and eggplant are cooked together with super fabulous results for a Punjabi style chole. Recipe is simple and almost same as chole preparation.
Recipe:
Soak, Cook and Puree:
– Soak 2 cups of chickpeas in water, overnight.
– At morning, pressure-cook chickpeas in enough water until the chickpeas are tender, but not mushy.
– Drain Water. Separate half cup of chickpeas and puree them into smooth paste. Keep the remaining aside.
Jumbo (Italian) Eggplant
Cut, Chop and Prepare Masala:
– Wash and cut big eggplant into bite sized cubes.
– Chop 1 onion and 2 tomatoes into small pieces.
– Make a smooth paste of 2 garlic, few springs of fresh cilantro and small piece of ginger.(GGC Paste)
– Prepare one tablespoon of cloves-cinnamon-cumin-coriander seed powder. (CCCC Powder)
Saute, Stir-in and Cook:
– Heat one teaspoon of peanut oil in a big pan. Do the popu or tadka.
– Add and saute onion, tomatoes, GGC paste, CCCC powder and eggplant cubes, in that order.
– Add the pureed chickpea paste and pressure-cooked chickpeas.
– Stir in 2 cups of water, one teaspoon of each – salt, red chilli powder, amchur powder and turmeric.
– Close the lid and cook on medium heat for about 20 to 30 minutes, stirring in-between.
– Serve warm with chapatis or with rice.
Lunch Scene at Singari’s Home
Cute drawing! The baingan-chole combo is indeed very delicious.
Indira replies:
I mentioned this before, the inspritation for this recipe is your deconstructed gutti vankaya, Mika. Few weeks ago I tried it like chole style, loved the chickpea-eggplant combination. My new favorite. 🙂
Thanks.
Comment by mika — May 9, 2006 @ 2:51 pm
Looks very yummy Indira. Btw: I love that drawing, who did it… is it you Indira? looks good:)
Comment by Karthi Kannan — May 9, 2006 @ 2:57 pm
Thanks Karthi. I did the drawing, trying my hand at cartoon drawing. 🙂
Comment by Indira — May 9, 2006 @ 3:00 pm
Oh, Indira — you’re an artist with the pen and paper too – what a great whimsical drawing! Does kitty like chole too? 😉
Comment by Linda — May 9, 2006 @ 3:02 pm
Just trying something different, Linda, Thanks!
Kittaya is meowing for kitty treats (whiskas temptations). 🙂
Comment by Indira — May 9, 2006 @ 3:08 pm
Hi Indira…I tried that combo a couple of weeks back from a mediterranean cookbook I bought…and it was good.
And the drawing is cute! Is that your home scene we are seeing here? 🙂
Comment by Nabeela — May 9, 2006 @ 3:09 pm
thats a neat drawing Indira.
U taking any classes??
Will have to try this combo..
Comment by Santhi — May 9, 2006 @ 4:08 pm
Indira,
Neat way of presenting a recipe.. with the cartoon especially..Does this mean we would be seeing more cartoons in the future?
Comment by Arjuna — May 9, 2006 @ 4:09 pm
Hee hee Indiara!! Very cute drawing! And a fabulous combo innovation! I will surely try it since both are my favourites. ;o)
PS: How come you never comment on my blog? :o(
Comment by Meena — May 9, 2006 @ 4:22 pm
Hi Indira,
Nice idea to cook in this way,indira.
Drawing is good.
vineela
Comment by vineela krishna — May 9, 2006 @ 4:45 pm
Hey indira
why dont you post one real photo with your husband in the kitchen. I think it will be cool. The cartoon concept was nice but having a real look will be great.
Shayna
Comment by shayna — May 9, 2006 @ 4:51 pm
Hey indira,
Why dont you post one snap of you with your husband in the kitchen. The cartoon concept was cool but a real photo will be lot cooler.
shayna
Comment by shayna — May 9, 2006 @ 4:53 pm
Love the cartoon and the recipe both! Will definitely try this combo, Indira.
Comment by Luv2Cook — May 9, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
Great Indira, i just want to see you…that’s it..
Padma from Florida..
Comment by Padma Prakash — May 9, 2006 @ 5:06 pm
Nice recipe for chole. Looks simple too. Indira u look very pretty in that floral skirt 🙂
Comment by Priya — May 9, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
Loved the recipe. Loved the cartoon. I agree with the above poster, you look so pretty. 🙂 Looking forward to see more cartoons in the future.
Comment by RP — May 9, 2006 @ 7:13 pm
This really sounds like a good combination.I am going to try this over the weekend. Chole with the soft mushy brinjal. Thanks again! I have this recurring dream that you were born with a
spatula on one hand and a spice jar on the other. 🙂
I liked your cute little cup and plate arrangement on the shelf.
Comment by L.G — May 9, 2006 @ 9:06 pm
Hi indira,
Naku kuda mimmalni chudalani undi.
Cartoon baga vesaru.
yamini
Comment by yamini — May 9, 2006 @ 9:54 pm
Hello Indira,
I was searching for a veggie recipe on google and I ended up on your site. I like the variety in your dishes and the good balance in diet. Would you have any veggie recipe using tofu. If so could you post one. I tried Tofu burji, just like paneer burji, and tastes pretty good. Other than that I can not think of any other recipes where I could use tofu.
Comment by Raghuveer — May 9, 2006 @ 9:56 pm
Indira,
You seem to be having all neatly stacked cups and plates in your kitchen cabinets. 🙂 And what’s the signature down there? Have you taken a pseudonym for the cartoonist in you?
Comment by Vaishali — May 10, 2006 @ 3:14 am
Cool drawing by a wannabe cartoonist. Is this how u look Indra?
Comment by Puspha — May 10, 2006 @ 3:25 am
Such a cute cartoon,love your cat,Meow…Meow…!Hey who is Singari???
Comment by Sumitha — May 10, 2006 @ 7:35 am
oh…. atlast ..Indira!! I could get a glimpse of you guys!! Nice drawing!! and mouthwatering recipe.. especially when i am reading now at 3PM and not yet taken my lunch and still waiting for my husband to come home!!
Comment by Aparna — May 10, 2006 @ 8:04 am
Hi Indira,
I visited nandyala.org,I understand Singari is the name of your husband.And I also read about how Kittaya,became a member of your family! Oh I have fallen in love with Kittaya!He is soooooooooo adorable!
Comment by Sumitha — May 10, 2006 @ 9:26 am
very cute indira!
cheers!
Comment by Saffron Hut — May 10, 2006 @ 9:29 am
Hey, thanks all for your nice words about my drawing. You are all too nice. 🙂 Thanks!
and no, except for the cat, we don’t look like that at all.
Comment by Indira — May 10, 2006 @ 10:41 am
How cute! So finaly we get to know what you look like 🙂
I have never tried eggplant with chole so I’d like to sample this new combo
Comment by Ashwini — May 10, 2006 @ 11:24 am
Indira,
I made this eggplant chole dish and gonkura chutney for dinner last night with chapathies. I really liked the eggplant-chole combination. It was such a hearty dish.
The gonkura chutney was really good as well. If I had to make it during a religious event when use of onions or garlic is not permitted, any idea how I could make the chutney without onions?
Thanks much!
Jayashree
Indira replies:
It is a hearty dish, isn’t it? I loved the flavors of them together and I am glad to hear that are also enjoyed this curry. Thanks for letting me know, jayashree.
Gongura chutney yum… it’s been a while since I had that chutney. We don’t get gongura here that often.:)
Without onions, I don’t think gongura chutney tastes that good. But you can try and find yourself.
Comment by jayashree — May 10, 2006 @ 11:49 am
Hey Indira:
One quick question. Can you tell me how big the eggplant was? Was it the Italian big or Japanese long one?
Thanks,
Indira replies:
Hi LC: I prepared this curry with jumbo (Italian) eggplant. I bought this at local farmers market, fresh crop and I picked out this elongated, large eggplant rathar than going with traditional light bulb shape one.
Comment by Luv2Cook — May 10, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
Hi Indira,
This is the first time I am commenting here. I am a great admirer of your blog and you are the inspiration for me to start my own blog :).
BTW, Baingan Chole looks delicious, I am going to try it some time soon.
Thanks
Comment by Cyberspace Cook — May 10, 2006 @ 3:51 pm
Thanks for the reply, Indira. I went oriental store shopping yesterday and picked up only one Japanese brinjal. I may need to go back and get one more as that may not be sufficient!
Comment by Luv2Cook — May 10, 2006 @ 4:37 pm
Hi Indira,
Tried yr baingan chole and it was simply great. It is really a good change when compared to potato with channa.
Also, can you or anyone tell me the name for broad beans ?
Thanks
Indira replies:
It is a tasty variation of the old classic, isn’t it?
Thanks for letting me know.
About broad beans – they are called ‘chikkudu kayalu’ in Telugu.
Comment by Rama — May 11, 2006 @ 6:03 pm
I tried this baingan chole last night, came out really good. Thanks for the wonderful recipes.
Indira replies:
I am glad it turned out good and thanks for letting me know, Veena.
Comment by Veena — May 18, 2006 @ 9:09 am
This is a heavenly recipe. I cooked it for my (non-Indian) wife last night and won many brownie points. No cookbook I own suggest combining eggplant with chick peas. Thanks.
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Great recipe with eggplant.
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