Pumpkin Curry with Brinjal Roti

I love watching Cookery shows on Fox Traveller , NDTV Good Times and TLC , and one of my favorite show is “My Sri Lanka” with chef Peter Kuruvita . Pumpkin curry with Brinjal Roti  is  one of his recipe that I liked most, and  I was willing to make it since long .
 Finally when +Srivalli Jetti  announced the theme Cooking  from recipes of favorite Chef.  I happily tried the recipe. We really enjoyed this sweet and sour pumpkin curry with stuffed brinjal roti. Sending this wonderful combo to BM#33 under celebrity chef theme. So let’s start the recipe . yum

Pumpkin curry with Brinjal Roti

Ingredients:
For Brinjal roti
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoon oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/4 cup oil for roasting

For Brinjal pickle:
1 large eggplant, cut into small cubes
2 red onions, chopped
2 green Chilli, chopped
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
Oil for frying
Few curry leaves
4 cloves garlic , chopped
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon cooking oil

For Pumpkin curry:
2 tablespoon clarified butter , melted
Few curry leaves
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 green chilli , chopped
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 tablespoon corn flour, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon mustard seeds, crushed
250 gm pumpkin, peeled, cut into thick slices
1 cup water
1/4 cup coconut cream
Salt to taste

Method:

For Brinjal Pickle:

Place the eggplant, onion, chilli and turmeric in a bowl. Cover the bowl and shake to coat the eggplant.
Heat oil in a wok and deep fry the eggplant pieces. Drain from oil and place into a bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan .Add the curry leaves, garlic, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric, sugar and vinegar.Remove from heat, combine with the eggplant mixture and set aside.

Brinjal pickle
Brinjal pickle

For Roti:
Take the flour, butter, salt and water in a bowl . Knead the mixture until a sticky dough forms. Divide the dough into balls. Transfer to a bowl, drizzle over the oil and set aside to rest.
To prepare the roti , take a ball of dough and, using your fingers, spread it out to form a thin disc. Take a spoonful of the eggplant pickle and place in the centre of the disc. Fold the dough over the pickle to form a triangle.
Cook the triangle on the hot tawa from both sides applying oil over it . Repeat with the dough and eggplant pickle.

Brinjal roti
Brinjal roti

Brinjal Roti
Brinjal Roti


For Pumpkin Curry:
Heat clarified butter in a wok , add the curry leaves, onion, garlic and green chillies, and fry for 2 minutes. Add the coriander powder, curry powder, corn flour solution , cumin seeds , turmeric and mustard powder, and fry for a few minutes.
Arrange the pumpkin slices and add a water and coconut cream.
Add the salt, increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until the pumpkin is soft .Remove from heat.

Pumpkin curry
Pumpkin curry

Pumpkin curry
Pumpkin curry


Serve the roti with the pumpkin curry.

Pumpkin curry with Brinjal Roti
Pumpkin curry with Brinjal Roti

Serve-4. Cooking time-45 minutes

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Best regards,

Sapana Behl

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