Ingredients:

• 3 – brinjal, medium size
• 10 – Sambar Onion
• 1/2 – big Onion
• 1 – Tomato
• 1 tbsp – Coconut gratings
• Tamarind – small Lemon size
• 1 tbsp – sambar powder
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp – gingilly oil
• 1/2 tsp – mustard
• 1/2 tsp – Fenugreek
• 2 – Red Chillies
• 1 tbsp – Bengal Gram dal
• Curry leaves – a few
• Salt – as per taste

Method:

1. Soak tamarind and salt in water
2. Squeeze out the juice, add water and make 3 cups of tamarind water
3. Cut the brinjal, tomato, onion into medium size pieces
4. Cut the sambar onion into two
5. In a kadai put one tsp oil and add big onion pieces and fry till it turns transparent
6. Add tomato pieces and fry till the tomatoes are mashed well
7. Add coconut gratings and sambar powder and fry for two minutes
8. Remove and cool it. When it is cooled, grind to a fine paste
9. Put the remaining oil in the kadai. When it is hot splutter mustard
10. Now, add Bengal gram dal, broken red chillies and curry leaves
11. Then add fenugreek and fry till it turns light brown
12. Add cut sambar onions and fry well
13. Add brinjal pieces and fry for two to three minutes
14. Now add tamarind water along with turmeric powder
15. Bring to boil, reduce the heat and cook till the brinjal is soft
16. Now add the ground paste along with a cup of water and stir well
17. Allow to cook in reduced heat for three to five minutes
18. Recipe Courtesy: Kamala’s Corner