Ingredients:

• Small Brinjals – 6
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Oil
• Salt
• Fennel – 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
• Cloves – 2
• Peppercorns – 1/2 tsp
• Cashews – 5 whole
• Ginger – a small piece
• Garlic – 2 Cloves
• Green chillies – 2
• Shredded Coconut – 2 tsp
• Onion – 1/2 cut into pieces
• Coriander leaves – A handful

Method:

1. Grind the ingredients for grinding, into to a fine paste, adding a little water and salt according to taste
2. In a kadai, add a little oil and saute the ground masala with a little turmeric powder till it looses its raw smell
3. Cut the whole brinjals halfway through and stuff the masala in them
4. In the same kadai, add a little more oil and add the stuffed brinjals
5. Turn them slowly as they get cooked on the sides
6. Add a little water and close the kadai to cook the brinjals fully
7. Do not turn the brinjals often as it will loose its shape
8. When the water dries off remove from heat
9. Serve as side dish with rice

Recipe courtesy of Sify Bawarchi