I have taken to looking at what I have in the refrigerator, and if there are two items I’ve never combined before, I ask Google maami about combinability, recipes etc. I record these kitchinventions for posterity, but really, of course, in case I want to revisit it some time.
A large brinjal and some “paneer.” Really?? Really!!!! A modification of this recipe.
Roast the brinjal on a large cast-iron pan. (Yes, it takes longer, but I can leave it for short spells while I do other things.)
Tadka w/ jeera, red chile, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon; ginger, garlic; onion till brown; powders — haldi, red chile, dhania — bhoono; add chopped tomato, saute until it’s a “chutney”.
Add the mashed baingan, mix, cook.
Add “paneer” (quasi-Feta cheese — sour curd, salted, curdled, strained). Mix well and simmer a bit. Twas good!