Comments on: Kasuri Baingan

By: Sid

Sid — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:06:06 +0000

@Dushenka: Those are tomatoes. While they were mentioned in the ingredients, I had neglected to mention using them. That’s fixed now. Thank you for pointing it out.

By: Dushenka

Dushenka — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:47:28 +0000

I like this recipe, but what is the red in the photograph? I can’t see anything red in the ingredient list….

By: Sid

Sid — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:30:17 +0000

Hi Tom: Thank you for visiting – I love eating too… which in the end drove me to cooking.

By: Tom Faulkner

Tom Faulkner — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:10:43 +0000

This is my first time on this site, but I bookmarked it, because it’s very interesting. Thanks Sid for this blog, I love cooking (and I love eating – even more than cooking).
Tom faulkner

By: Sid

Sid — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:31:04 +0000

@Toni: No problem… you could try methi aloo, though that uses fresh methi. Just need some turmeric, salt, chilli powder and some of that dried methi.

By: Toni Anne

Toni Anne — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:42:41 +0000

Darn it! Today I bought dried methi leaves and some garlic/ginger paste and forgot the curry leaves and aubergine… What shall we do with me?

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:44:56 +0000

Pretty colors. I love the use of curry leaves in this dish.

By: Sid

Sid — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:34:27 +0000

@Toni: I wouldn’t use methi seeds – Amita is right in that the flavor would probably be the same as that of the leaves, but the seeds can get bitter and I would much rather use leaves, unless of course there is no other alternative.

By: Toni-anne

Toni-anne — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:22:22 +0000

Thank you Vinny! Amita is from Gujerat, perhaps they do things differently there? I shall be going to the local Asian store later on to see if I can get the leaves.

By: vinny

vinny — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:42:15 +0000

Hi Toni, Methi seeds could never replace the leaves in this recipe as they could spoil the dish with their bitterness.
However I love this recipe Siddhartha and I will cook it for the dining table at the cafe tomorrow.