Bagara Baingan

Ingredients

Small Brinjals : 1/4 Kg
Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
Onions Chopped : 1 Cup
Seseme seeds : 1 tb sp (fry a little)
Grated Coconut 1 tb sp
Roasted Groundnuts :1 tb sp
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder : 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder : 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala : 1/2 tsp
Tamarind : 1tsp
Red Chilli Powder : According to taste
Salt : According to taste
Oil for Frying : 4 Tb Sp

Method:

1. Slit Brinjals from both the sides without cutting the vegetable completely.
2. Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water for 1/2 hour.
3. For the gravy, make a smooth paste of seseme seeds, roasted peanuts and grated coconut.
4. Heat a pan, Pour 2 tb sp of oil in it and fry the brinjals they become soft and keep aside.
5. Pour the rest of the oil in the pan, heat it.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and chopped onions and fry until the onions turn light brown. Add the masala paste. Fry a little for 1 minute, keep stirring.
7. Now add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix well.
8. Add the tamarind juice, and salt according to taste.
9. Now add the fried brinjals and cover the pan with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes or until the brinjals are completely cooked.
10. Add the chopped coriander and serve hot.