Brinjal Masala

INGREDIENTS:-

Brinjal - 4
Onion - 5 to 6 small
Onion - 1 medium finely chopped
Tomato - 2 small finely chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon
Chilly powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger - 1" piece
Green chilly - 2
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Salt - as per taste
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Cooking oil - 5 to 6 tablespoon
Coriander leaves - 2 tablespoon chopped


METHOD OF PREPARATION:-

• Mix chilly powder, salt and turmeric powder in a bowl.
• Slice brinjal lengthwise till the tip (don't cut into pieces) and apply the above prepared spice mix on the inner faces of the brinjal and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• Grind the small onions, ginger, green chillies and cumin seeds together to get a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the brinjal pieces.
• Heat oil in a kadai and fry the chopped onions till they turn brown.
• Add the ground paste and fry till oil separates.
• Add tomatoes, salt and enough water. Mash the tomatoes well.
• Bring it to a boil as per the required consistency.
• Put the brinjal pieces and cook covered for 5 minutes on low flame.
• Remove from the flame and garnish with cilantro.