Ingredients:

• 8 – Brinjals (medium size, round ones preferred )
• 6 – Green chillies
• 2 bunches – coriander
• 1 small cup – oil
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tbsp – Tamarind paste

Method:

1. Make a paste of green chillies and coriander leaves. Add salt and mix well.
2. Cut brinjals into 4 pieces vertically such that the pieces hold together at one end.
3. Stuff sufficient green chilli and coriander paste into the brinjals.
4. Heat oil in a thick-based pan and fry the brinjals.
5. Add tamarind paste after the brinjals have been fried for a few minutes.
6. Stir the brinjals till they are fried on all sides.
7. Tastes good with rotis or with white rice and ghee.

Recipe courtesy of Lalita BrahmaNandam