SPICY BRINJAL CURRY

SPICY BRINJAL CURRY

Ingredients:

5 round brinjals cut into wedges.

Salt to taste

Little tumeric powder

Oil for frying

2 tbs oil

1 lemon grass stalk smashed

2 inch cinnamon stick

3 medium onions sliced

4 garlic pips minced

1 inch ginger julienned

3 green chillies slit into 4 and cut across

2 tsp chillie powder

1 tbs curry powder

1 tsp mustard seeds coarsely powdered

1 tbs vinegar

1 ½ cups coconut milk

½ tsp sugar

Salt to taste

Method:

Rub the salt and the tumeric powder to the brinjal wedges.

Fry them well and remove to a plate.

Heat the oil in a wok, add in lemon grass and the cinnamon stick.

Add in the onions and garlic and saute well.

Add in the ginger, green chillies, saute for a second.

Add in the chillie powder, curry powder and stir fry well.

Add in the coconut milk, mustard powder, sugar and salt.

Let the gravy boil and become thick.

Add in the fried brinjals and the vinegar. Mix well.

Remove and serve with any flavoured rice, chapathi and so on.