Today I am very happy. I found
a long lost friend on FB. I have been searching her on the cyber world for over
4-5 years but her name is so commonly found among Bengalis that every time I
keyed in her name in the search engine, hundred others of her namesakes
appeared on the screen, making the act of searching a humongous task. When I
was about to give up hope of ever finding her, today out of the blue I received
a friend request from her, to my utter shock and surprise. It feels so nice to
catch up with old buddies. All the memories of precious bygone days come
flooding in your mind and you just drift in a wave of memories. The silly
things you did together, the puerile dreams, the skirmishes all come streaming
in front of your eyes and you realize how many good years have passed in
between. College life would be always special in anyone's life and so many
memories of mine are linked with her. I feel bad at time for having grown up so
soon.
Anyway, allow me the
opportunity to share the recipe now. It is a simple concoction of potato,
eggplant and drumsticks. We call drumsticks in Bengali sojne data and we all
grow up knowing how chewing on the drumsticks strengthens our teeth.
Strengthening or not, I love chewing sojne data for the juicy flavor that bursts
in the mouth as I crush them between teeth.
ü 1 eggplant
(cut into half circles)
ü 1 or two
potatoes (cut into wedges)
ü 1 cup
of drum sticks (cut into 1 inch long strip)
ü 4-5
green chillies (chopped)
ü 1 tsp.
cumin seeds
ü 1 tsp.
turmeric powder
ü 1 tsp.
cumin powder
ü Salt to
taste
ü 2 tsp.
sugar or as per taste
ü White
oil for cooking
Method:
1) Heat oil in a wok. When oil
turns hot, add cumin seeds and wait till they crackle.
2) Add potatoes and shallow fry
till potatoes turn golden brown in color. Add eggplants and drumsticks. Add
turmeric powder and cumin powder. Shallow fry on medium low heat stirring
occasionally, for 5-8 minutes.
3) Add salt and sugar. Mix well
and cook covered for 5-6 minutes till potatoes and eggplants turn soft. (In
order to keep moist in, add a dash of water in between.)
4) Serve hot with roti or rice.
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