Ingredients:

• Fresh bindi – 250 gm
• Green chillies ground – 3 tsp
• Garlic ground – 3 tsp
• Cooking oil – 4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Lime juice – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Clean and dry bindis. Slit them from centre keeping the narrow end intact.
2. Mix together the ground Garlic, chilli, lime juice and salt
3. Stuff the bindis with small quantities of this mix
4. Grease the baking dish with 2 tsp of oil
5. Arrange the bindis on the baking dish
6. Brush with remaining oil and grill in a pre heated oven for 20 minutes at 270 C
7. Turn over the bindis and grill again for 10 minutes at 275 C.
8. Serve hot along with main dish.

Recipe courtesy of Shanti Loganathan