Brinjal - Zucchini Subzi with Dill Chapathi

I was wondering whether it is a Brinjal /Eggplant week or is there something about eggplant or may be just a coincidence that everybody thought of making eggplant this week...as I am seeing so many brinjal varieties ..
Seeing all brinjal yummy dishes, I too made brinjal subzi but included zucchini to it and made dill chapati for the subzi.
Ingredients:

Brinjal / Eggplant (cut to medium cubes) – 1 big Zucchini – 1 medium Onion (chopped) – 1 big Tomato (chopped) – 1 medium Ginger paste – 1 ½ tsp Garlic paste – 1 ½ tsp Garam masala - ½ tsp Chili powder – 1 tsp Dhaniya powder – ½ tsp Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp Cumin seeds – ½ tsp Coriander leaves – 2 Tb spoon Oil – 2 Tb spoon Lemon juice(optional) – 1 Tb spoon Salt Method:

  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add cumin.
  • Then add onions and fry till golden brown.
  • Add chopped tomato along with ginger and garlic paste. Fry till oil leaves.
  • Add all the powders (adjust them according to your spice level) and fry for few minutes.
  • Then add chopped brinjal and zucchini, add salt, give it a stir, cover and allow it to cook on low flame for few minutes.
  • Do not add water, as it will leave water on their own.
  • When it is cooked sprinkle coriander leaves on top along with some lemon juice and serve with chapati or rice or Nan.

I have served mine with Dill Chapati. As I had freshly bought dill and had this recipe in mind for a while..so gave it a try with few additions to it. The original recipe is from Maya of Konkan World. You can find the original recipe here. I have made a few variations to the original recipe.

Dill Chapati

Ingredients:

Wheat flour – 2 cups Soya flour – 2 Tb spoon Dill (chopped finely) – 1 cup Ajwain – 1 Tb spoon Turmeric – ¼ tsp Milk – ¼ cup Salt Oil

Method:

  • Mix all the above ingredients except oil, add water and knead to form smooth dough.
  • I have just chopped Dill and added it without and frying or boiling.
  • Keep aside for 30 minutes.
  • Then make chapatis.
  • Serve hot with subzi and salad.

My Brinjal/Eggplant - Zucchini Subzi with Dill Chapati goes to 'Made For Each Other' event hosted by Asvadha .

PS:

  • For the subzi, you can make only brinjal without the zucchini.
  • Yellow squash and also Calabaza could be added to it.
  • You can add vangibath powder to it instead of garam masala and chili powder.
  • I have added milk, more ajwain,turmeric and soya flour to make chapati.
  • Soya flour makes the chapati soft and is healthy too.

22 comments:

Deepa Hari said...

Wow...Perfect combo brinjal with zucchini and dill chapathi....Looks lovely Ashwini...Nice idea to add zucchini. Dill chapathi is new to me...will give it a shot.

Usha said...

Very interesting combinations for both the subzi and the roti...both look really yum and inviting :-)

Yasmeen said...

Smart Idea,the unique taste of dill must make this chapathi so flavorful:)

Pavithra Kodical said...

Brinjal with zucchini is a new combo to me..Dill chapathi!! sounds great..I have some dill leaves, Will try tomorrow :)

Varsha Vipins said...

Ashwini..sounds like a rich n healthy combo..flavorful too..yum..:)

Kannada Cuisine said...

Winter means a shower of eggplants! Me too making a lot of eggplants these days, just cant resist the fresh round ones...
The subzi looks yummy...the chapati is the perfect companion

Unknown said...

never ttried anything with dill..chapati with it sounds good..will try when i buy them..

Anonymous said...

Hi ...
Lovely combo..looks great

love
veena

FH said...

OMG!! You have includes all my fave combos! Dill, Brinjal and Zucchini!! So good. Send this to "Made for each other" event. I will try these combos as soon as I get those veggies! :)

FH said...

Google just ate my long comment! Grr..!

I was saying I will try these as soon as I get the veggies, all of them are my faves! :)

Finla said...

Just pass me that plate, i will finish them in seconds.
Looks so yummy yumm yummy delicious.

Unknown said...

Nice Combo Ashwini, Love both brinjal and zucchini but never tried them together. Good recipe.

Recipeswap said...

Brinjal and zucchini..now thats an interesting combo.love the dill chappatis.

suvi said...

nice one ashwini - i love the flavour of dill, but never thought of using it in rotis.

Divya Kudua said...

I think some Eggplant mela is going on..;-) so many dishes in blogosphere featuring brinjal..;-).Sabji is looking delicious.Chapathi with dill leaves is a great idea..a very satisfying meal platter!!

Swapna said...

Wow! lovely combination. Dill chapathi- wonderful idea. Great posting.

KonkaniBlogger said...

Nice combination Ashwini. Great for the event. I like ur idea of adding soya flour to the rotis, more healthy..I will do that next time. Will try ur version of the subji too, not tried eggplant with zucchini subji before. Thanx for my link too.

Malar Gandhi said...

You're very creative...Dill Chappathi sounds unique. Always liked brinjal subzi...with zucchini sounds healthy and again unique...

Priya Suresh said...

Quite a creative idea of making chappathi with dill leaves, love the brinjal subzi too:)

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Madhu's cooking gallery said...

Wonderful recipe again! good one.. sply love the chappathi's

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