Ingredients:

• Brinjals 1/2 kgs
• Onions 1/2 2 to 3 sliced
• Tomato- 1 sliced
• Coriander leaves- few
• Ginger & Garlic paste 1/2 1 sp
• Dhania powder 1/2 sp
• Chilli powder 1/2 sp
• Jeera powder1/2 sp
• Pepper powder 1/2 sp
• Salt according to taste

Method:

1. In the above ingredients except the brinjals fry all the items in oil & grind to a smooth paste Slit the brinjal into 4 & stuff the masala paste inside the brinjals.
2. Soak a lemon size tamarind in water & extract the juice .
3. Grind 4 tomatoes separately together & keep aside
4. Now add 5 to 6 spoon of oil in a cooker & then put mustard seeds &
5. Also add curry leaves, then whole pepper & add the stuffed brinjals
6. Fry till the oil leaves out from the brinjal.
7. Now add the tomato paste & stir for 2 mins & also add the tamarind juice, coriander leaves& salt is correct if not add little salt & chilly powder accordingly
8. Leave 1 stream in the cooker.
9. Brinjal bigan is ready this will be good to eat with plain rice or chapattis , roti

Recipe courtesy of YaminiAnand