Ingredients:

• Brinjal – 1
• Curd – 250 g
• Tomato – 1
• Sugar – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Roasted Cumin seed powder – 1/2 tbsp
• Red Chilli powder – 1/4 tbsp
• Mustard Seed – 1/4 tbsp
• Cumin seed -1/4 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
• Curry leaves – 4 to 5 sprig
• Coriander chopped
• Oil for frying

Method:

1. Cut brinjal into 1 inch long pieces.
2. Marinate brinjal pieces with turmeric and salt.
3. Deep fry brinjal pieces and keep aside.
4. Mix curd with sugar, salt red chilli powder, roasted cumin seed powder and little water. Keep aside.
5. Chop tomato into very small pieces.
6. Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves followed by chopped tomato.
7. Fry them until tomato becomes like paste and a little watery. Then add this mixture into curd.
8. Add the fried brinjal and chopped coriander leaves and mix them well

Recipe courtesy of Madhulika Raman