Brinjal Gravy

Brinjal Gravy:
Best suited to eat along with jola rotti or chapatti.

Ingredients:
1. Onion - 1 no.
2. Salt
3. Tamrind juice - 4 tbps
4. Red Chilli powder
5. Peanut powder - 5 tbsps
6. Jaggery - 1 cube
7. Oil
8. Grated coconut
9. Garam masala powder
10. Brinjal - 2 nos
11. Curry leaves
The image below gives you the exact idea of the quantities to be added.

Method:

1. Cut onion in small pieces

2. Fry peanuts and grind it to make peanut powder. Let this be a little course.

3. Add tamrind in hot water and allow it to dissolve for sometime. Drain the water to give tamrind juice.

4. Grind onion, peanuts powder and coconut

5. Also add chilli powder, jaggery, tamrind juice, salt to the above and grind.

Peanut powder. You have to roast the peanuts and then grind it.

Cut brinjal to star shaped from the top and immerse in water, else it will turn black.

Brinjal is cut in this way, so that the filling can be stuffed inside.

Stuff the masala inside the brinjal. Add water before keeping it for boiling.

Cook it on a medium flame. And keep checking and stir it frequently to prevent it from getting burnt.

Brinjal gravy is ready and serves as  a great combination with chapatti and rottis.