BRINJAL TAMARIND MIX for simple basic biriyani

BRINJAL TAMARIND MIX

Ingredients:

250 grms brinjals cut into small chunks
150 grms onion chopped
150 grms tomatoes chopped
3 green chillies slit and cut across
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
Lime sized tamarind soaked in 2 cups of water

3 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp red chillie powder
½ tsp turmeric powder

1 tbs oil
2 dried red chillies cut into pieces
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 sprigs curry leaves
Little coriander leaves chopped
Salt to taste
Little jiggery

Method:

Heat a pot with the oil.
Add in the mustard seeds, cut red chillies and curry leaves.
Let the mustard seeds splutter.
Add in the onions and sauté well, till it browns a bit.
Add in the ginger garlic paste, sauté well.
Add in the tomatoes and sauté well

Now add in the brinjals and stir nicely.
Let it cook for a minute. Add in the green chillies.
Now add in the chillie , coriander and turmeric powders.
Mix nicely till the spices coat the brinjals well.
The brinjals should cook till a bit mushy.

Now pour in the tamarind juice, add salt.
Mix nicely and cook on medium flame till the gravy thickens.
Add in the jiggery. Boil once and remove.
Goes well with simple basic biriyani.