BRINJAL KULAMBU (Kugan )

BRINJAL KULAMBU

Ingredients:

3 tbs oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp funugreek seeds
½ tsp pepper
1 sprig curry leaves

1 big onion chopped
Salt to taste
2 green chillies, slit and cut across
½ tsp tumeric powder

3 tomatoes chopped
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
150 grms brinjals, cut into chunks
2 tsp chillie powder
½ cup tamarind juice from 1 lemon size tamarind ball
½ cup water

2 tbs sesame seeds
½ tsp funugreek
Both roasted and powdered
Few curry leaves.

Method:

Heat oil in a pot, add in the seasonings and let them crackle.
Add in the onions, and salt. Saute well till little limp.
Add in the green chillies and tumeric powder.

Add also the tomatoes, ginger and garlic paste.
Give a stir, add in the cut brinjals, chillie powder.
Saute well for a minute, add in the tamarind juice and water.

Stir well and, cover and cook on low flame till the brinjals are cooked.
Taste for salt, add in the powdered sesame seeds and funugreek. Add in the curry leaves.
Give a stir and remove. The gravy should be thick.
Suitable for biryanis and pulaos.