During the busy office days, it becomes very difficult to cook a delicious meal after office. Ever since my maid servant left I have started cooking recipes which takes very less cooking time and are extremely easy. Initially I had some domestic help. Now I have to handle all the things myself. My typical day starts at 6.00 AM and ends at 10.30 PM. During this time I work NonStop. Cooking breakfast, getting my kid ready to school, packing her off to school, cooking lunch, packing the lunch boxes and leaving for office. After returning from office I get exhausted. But still I run to the kitchen, unpack the lunch boxes and keep them for a wash, get the laundry ready and start cooking dinner. I actually get exhausted. So I invented all this type of simple stir fries or subzi's.
The recipe mentioned here is what I prepare for my lunch box. My office lunch gang also likes this subzi. It is simple, delicious and easy to make. Serve it with hot rotis or bread or with rice and dal as an accompaniment.
Ingredients:
1 big brinjal/egg plant
1 medium sized onion - finely chopped
1 tomato
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
4-5 garlic flakes
Oil for frying
Procedure:
Wash the brinjal/eggplant and cut into fine round slices. Then cut them into halves.
In a kadai/wok, add 2 tablespoon oil and once it gets heated add the finely chopped onion.
Once the onion turns pinkish, add the chopped garlic flakes. Close the lid of the kadai for 1 min till the garlic emits raw smell.
Then add chopped tomato and fry till the tomato turns mushy.
Now add the spices, chilly and turmeric powder and stir well.
Then add the chopped eggplant. Add 1/4 cup water and stir well. Close the lid and cook for 20 Min's for till the eggplant gets cooked.
You will notice that the eggplant slices will get shrinked in size after getting cooked.
Serve with rice/rotis.
