PAN FRIED SPICY BRINJALS ( Kugan )

PAN FRIED SPICY BRINJALS

Ingredients:

3 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp funugreek seeds
1 big onion sliced
½ inch ginger cut into strips
4 dry red chillies, cut into small pices
300 grms brinjals , slit into 4 and cut into ½ inch in length
1 tomato chopped
1 tsp chillie powder

Salt to taste
1 tbs lime juice
Little coriander leaves chopped

Method:
Heat the oil in a non -stick pan.
Add in the mustard and funugreek seeds, let them crackle.
Add in the onions, ginger and the dry red chillies.
Stir fry for a minute, add in the cut brinjals.

Pan fry the brinjals well in the oil till they are ¾ cooked.
Add in the tomatoes, salt and the chillie powder.
Cook till the tomatoes are mushy and the brinja;ls are cooked well.
Off the stove , and add the lime juice to taste.

Garnish with the cut coriander leaves.
Goes well with rice or roti.