Brinjal-Groundnuts Masala

Ingredients:

Brinjals - 8

Onion chopped - 5 tbsp - fry and garnish

Dry Coconut powder - 2 tbsp

Tamarind - to taste

Jaggery - to taste

Red chilly powder - 2 tsp

Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - apinch

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Cilantro - 3 tbsp to garnish

Oil - as needed

Fry each separately without oil:

Khuskhus - 1 tbsp

Ground nuts - 2 tbsp

Fry all of these items with one tbsp of oil and keep it aside to cool completely before grinding:

Onion chopped - 5 tbsp

Green Chillies - 1

Ginger chopped - 1 tbsp

Garlic cloves - 2

Cilantro Chopped - 3 tbsp

Mint leaves - 7

Method:

1. Cut brinjals into half and then each half into 3 pieces - lengthwise.
2. Immediately put these pieces into salt water to avoid from turning it into brown color before cooking.
3. In a wide pan add 3 tbsp oil, when oil smokes, add curry leaves and cut brinjals(care must be taken here, drain all the water completely before adding it to oil, otherwise all the fried brinjals forms into one single cooked ball, that is you cannot see each piece separately) and fry.
4. In a separate pan fry the ingredients from 'fry each separately without oil'. Keep it aside.
5. In the same pan fry the ingredients from 'Fry all of these items with one tbsp of oil and keep it aside to cool completely before grinding'. Keep it aside.
6. Now, in a big mixie jar, add fried khuskhus, fried groundnuts, dry coconut powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder and salt and grind it to a powder that is without water.
7. To this mixture add fried and completely cooled onion, green chillies, ginger, garlic, cilantro and mint and grind once again with water.
8. Pour this on the top of the fried brinjals.
9. Now add tamarind and jaggery.
10. Add enough water.
11. Mix this and check for the consistency .
12. Bring it to boil, garnish with fried onions and chopped cilantro.