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Bom Chount Recipe , Kashmiri Baigan aur Seb Ki Sabzi

A delicious and flavourful green apple and brinjal curry -a Kashmiri specialty
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dry curry, Side Dish
Cuisine: Kashmiri cuisine
Keyword: bom chount, kashmiri, kashmiri seb baigan ki sabzi
Servings: 3 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 400 gms Baby Brinjal / Baby Eggplant / Chhote Baingan small size
  • 2 Quince or Granny Smith Apples / Green apples
  • 2 tsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf coarsely crushed
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder / Saunth ground
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • 1/3 tsp Fresh turmeric / Kachchi haldi
  • To taste Salt / Namak
  • 4 tbsp Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
  • 6 Cloves / Lavang
  • 2 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

  • Wash and slice brinjals and quince/ apples ,lengthwise or cubes.
  • Heat mustard oil in a pan and deep or shallow fry the brinjals to a nice golden colour.
  • in the pan take about 4 tbsp of mustard oil and add ,cloves,cardamom and asafoetida
  • Take 2 tbsp of water in a small bowl and mix all the spices in it(spice mixture)
  • When cloves swell up then add the spice mixture and stir.
  • Now add the apples and stir to coat with the spices.
  • Add a cup of water and salt and cook on medium heat till they are almost cooked.
  • Now add the fried brinjals and cover and cook till apple and brinjals get cooked completely.
  • Serve hot with rice or any Indian bread.
  • Garnish with slices almonds and chopped fresh coriander.

Notes

Note-
  1. Use tart green granny smith apples or any other sour variety available,if the apples are not sour then you can add some mango powder or lemon juice at the end of cooking.
  2. I have fried only the brinjals but you can also deep fry the apples if you wish.