BRINJAL CHUTNEY

BRINJAL CHUTNEY

Ingredients:
1 cup of sliced brinjals
10 dried chillies cut into small pieces
2 tsp channa dal or pottu kadalai
4 cashew nuts
1 big onion chopped
2 pips of garlic sliced
1 small piece of ginger chopped
1 tsp tamarind paste less or more
1 sprig curry leaves
tsp asafetida powder
Salt to taste

For seasoning:
tsp mustard seeds
tsp urad dal
1 dried red chillie cut into pieces
Few curry leaves
Oil.

Method:
Put a wok on fire, add little oil and fry the brinjals. Remove.
In the same wok, add little oil, add in the onions, dried chillies,
Channa dal, garlic, ginger, cashew nuts, curry leaves
And fry till nicely roasted. Add in the tamarind paste and enough
Salt.and the asafetida powder . Stir nicely and remove.
Let it cool nicely, then use a mixie and blend the mixture first.
Then add the fried brinjals and blend once.
Remove it to a bowl.
Heat a pan, add little oil, add in the mustard seeds followed
By the urad dal , dry chillie and curry leaves.. Season well
And pour over the brinjal mixture. Goes well with dosa and idli.