GROUNDNUTS WITH BRINJALS

GROUNDNUTS WITH BRINJALS

Ingredients:

100 grms raw peanuts soaked for few hours.
1 tomato sliced
1 onion sliced
2 tsp red chillie powder
Little tumeric powder
1 sprig curry leaves
¼ tsp cumin seeds
¼ tsp mustard seeds
Little garam masala powder
2 tbs oil
Salt to taste
Little cut coriander leaves.
Little lime juice to taste
1 long purple brinjal

To Grind:
1 tomato
1 onion
2 green chillies
3 pips galic
½ inch ginger

Method:
Cook the soaked peanuts with little salt till cooked.
Set aside.
Cut the brinjals into 1 ½ inches in length. Fry it in oil.
Set aside.
Heat a wok with the oil,add in the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
After they splutter, add in the sliced onions, sauté well.
Add in the sliced tomato, tumeric, chillie powder, salt and garam masala. Mix nicely add in the ground paste. Sauté well till oil separates.

You can sprinkle little water if the mixture is very dry.
Now add in the boiled peanuts and fried brinjals.
Taste for salt and remove. Garnish with cut coriander leaves.
Sprinkle little lime juice.

Note : you can steam the brinjals and add to the dish.
or you can add raw brinjal to the masala and cook
with the masala before adding the groundnuts.