Brinjal Sambol

Brinjal sambol

4 medium brinjals

2 onion sliced

A piece of ginger chopped

3 cloves garlic chopped

1 tomato

A dessertspoon  mustard seeds.

A sprig of curry leaves

1 1/2  teaspoon chilly powder or chilly  flakes ( you can add more  or reduce the amount)

¼  teaspoon cinnamon powder (optional)

3-4 tablespoons  tomato paste.

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method 

Wash and cut the brinjals  lengthwise.( should be a little thick).Fry them in oil.Drain them in paper towel and set aside while you prepare the sambol

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan.Cook the onions till it turns pale in colour.Add the ginger, garlic,chilly and the rest of the ingredients and cook for a further few minutes. Add the fried brinjals ,fold it with the onion sambol/mixture  and  leave it covered .Enjoy with a plate of rice and curry. 

Eating Dips and Salads

Eid festival has come and gone however all of us are still in the festive mood as everyone is on holiday. And all are less bothered to follow the usual routine. Everyone at home were doing their own thing in a leisurely manner. The children were even eating the meals at different timing. Last evening I was too lethargic to do anything. I tried to avoid going into the kitchen too. My husband decided to take us out to the mall, so that the sons would have some sort of entertainment. And he suggested we have dinner at the food court there. By the time we decided to eat, the food court was packed to capacity. There were no empty tables and chairs. Even the most sought after restaurants in the mall were packed. Everyone was too hungry to patiently wait till a table was cleared. Finally we decided to order take-away and eat at home. The children wanted burgers and fries. We bought some vegetable noodles for the vegetarian daughter. But I decided to order only some appetizers/starters as I was too tired to eat a heavy meal. I ordered a platterful of different dips and salads. Dips like Humus, Thahini, eggplant dip, corn and parsley salad and a portion of coleslaw. It was a serving for about four people. It was packed with Kubz, a kind of flat bread that I used as a spoon to dip and shovel the salads into my mouth.

Fun With Food

From time to time my email inbox gets filled with forwards sent to me by friends ,family and others.Some I don't even open if the sender is unknown.A few others I read. If I find those amusing, I chuckle out loud bringing the whole clan running into the computer room,probably wondering what ever had got into me. Still there are a few which I have neatly kept intact in a folder because of their uniqueness.These few had somehow found the way into my heart or should I say stomach?. I was amazed when I saw some pictures which were sent my way via email.They looked so delicious and good . I am so tempted to endow this artist, who I may never know, with words of praise for putting in a lot of effort ,to carve beautiful characters out of food.