Shanthi's Ennai Kathirikkai

Ingredients:Brinjal – 7-8
Onion – 2
Tomato – 2
Mustard – ½ tsp
Urad – ½ tsp
Pepper – ½ tsp
Ginger Paste – 1tsp
Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Cilantro
Mint
Red Chilly Pd – 1 tsp
G. Chilly – 2
Tamarind Pulp
Brinjal 7-8
oil

For Powder:
Fenugreek– ½ tsp
Sesame – 1 tsp
Cumin – ½ tsp
Dry Fry Fenugreek, white sesame, cumin and grind to pd.

Chop 2 onions and slit brinjals keeping the stalk intact.
Fry Mustard, Urad and Pepper in oil. (Be generous with oil here)
Add Onions. Fry well till onion if golden brown.
Add ginger and garlic paste – 1 tsp each. And fry till the raw smell goes.
Add Brinjals and fry for a while till half cooked
Add 2 Tomatoes, Chopped Cilantro and Mint leaves.
After Tomato is cooked, Add 1 tsp Chilly pd, tamarind water and 2 slit green chillies.
Simmer it.

Add the Pd to the curry and simmer for 5-10 mins.