Brinjal Stir Fry / Badanekayi palya is a simple, vegan stir fry with a spice mix from Karnataka. The roasted spice mix lends a good taste to it. It is ideal to serve with chapati or jowar roti.
Fresh vegetables are available in winter and brinjal is one of them. In Kannada it is called as badanekayi, baingan in Hindi and Gujarati, Kathirikai in Tamil, Vankaya in Telugu and Begun in Bengali. It is more popular as egg plant in England and aubergine in Germany and France.
Not everyone likes the taste of brinjal. But most people, who tend to like it are greats fans of this vegetable. It is versatile to use and stir fry and raita are quite common dishes. Sometimes, it is also added in Sambar. Vangi Bhat is a popular rice dish from Maharashtra.
Sadly, I have not shared any recipe using brinjal. So, today I thought of posting this stir fry recipe which we regularly prepare at home. Makar Sankranti is round the corner. The day prior is celebrated as Bhogi. It is a harvest festival and all fresh grown grains and vegetables are used. Sajje rotti and brinjal stir fry are usually prepared in most households of Karnataka. The other dishes on the platter are Khara pongal and gojju.
Brinjal comes in different varieties. The medium sized purple and light green coloured brinjals are the ones I regularly use. Here, I have used the green variety, they are tender and cook very well. The spice mix is usually available at home. You can make a small quantity and use it for the stir fry.
Brinjal Stir fry / badane kayoi palya is a simple and tasty side dish from Karnataka. It makes a good accompaniment with any meal.
Let’s get to the recipe of Brinjal Stir Fry | Badanekayi Palya
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 kilogram brinjal
- salt
- a little water
- 3 teaspoon vegetable spice mix
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (optional)
Method:
- Cut the brinjal into small pieces. Put them in water to avoid discolouration.
- Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. As it crackles, tip in turmeric powder an asafoetida. Discard the water and put the brinjal pieces to it.
- Put salt and sprinkle some water to it. Close a lid and allow it to cook. Give a stir in between.
- Once the brinjal is cooked, give a stir and mash it lightly with the ladle.
- Put the spice powder to it. Depending on the taste, use chilli powder.
- Let cook for a minute.
- Remove and serve with hot chapati or phulka. Brinjal Stir Fry is also used with hot steamed rice.
Take a tip:
- The spice mix stays good for two months. Store it in an air-tight container.
- You can use the spice mix in other dishes as well.
Brinjal Stir Fry / Badane kayi palya
Ingredients
Method
- Cut the brinjal into small pieces. Put them in water to avoid discolouration.
- Take oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. As it crackles, tip in turmeric powder an asafoetida. Discard the water and put the brinjal pieces to it.
- Put salt and sprinkle some water to it. Close a lid and allow it to cook. Give a stir in between.
- Once the brinjal is cooked, give a stir and mash it lightly with the ladle.
- Put the spice powder to it. Depending on the taste, use chilli powder.
- Let cook for a minute.
- Remove and serve with hot chapati or phulka. Brinjal Stir Fry is also used with hot steamed rice.
Notes
Allow to cook with a lid closed over it.
Spice mix can be freshly made. Check the recipe.
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Brinjal Stir Fry / Badane kayi palya
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Simple and delicious. This is the way I make badnekayi Palya it is so quick and pairs well with rice and flatbreads.
Good to know that. Thanks for the visit Archana
Simple, healthy and enjoyable. Days when we need to cook something quickly, recipes like badanekayi palya come in handy.
True, it pairs well with steamed rice too. Thankyou Mayuri.
Simple and tasty side dish. We love it with rotis. Such dishes are nice and comforting.
Love badnekaai palya . I make this kind of palya and mix it with hot rice and ghee . Tastes so heavenly with the fresh ground spice mix
Am loving this brinjal stir fry. It seems quite quick to make. Serves as a good side dish. Will try it Good post!
This is such an easy flavoursome dish great for dinner. I often make this to serve with hot chappatis.
Simple and delicious brinjal stirfry. I love how authentic this recipe is. All i need is some anna and hot saaru to make it a meal.
With spice mix handy, this is a quick and tasty side dish.. Great recipe to prepare for some of the festivals when onion garlic is avoided. Love brinjal palya.
Loved this easy quick and delicious brinjal stir fry. Spicy baigan will be perfect to serve with any type of flatbread and also with dal chawal. I would love to have it with paratha.
This combination of spices with eggplant is new to me. Since I love eggplant, it gives me another excuse to try a new recipe.
one of my fav ways to enjoy brinjal is this PAlya` with that homemade spice powder / vangibhath powder Amma makes