Brinjal Plantain Kootu

Ingredients

Brinjal - 1/2 kg(cut into squares)
Plantain - 3 (cut into squares, bigger than usual)
Thoor Dhal - 1/2 cup(or 200 gms)
Vegetable or Cooking Oil - 2 tsp.
Tamarind -lemon size (squeezed to get the essence)
Asafoetida powder (perungaya powder) - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard (kadugu) - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds (Jeeragam) - 2 tsp
Coriander seeds (Dhania) - 2 Tbl.sp
Channa Dhal (kadala paruppu)- 2 Tbl.Sp
Dried Red Chillies (Molaga Vathal) - 4 pieces
Curry leaves - as desired
Salt - as desired

Method:

1. Soak the cut brinjal and plantain in water, for five minutes and wash.
2. Take tamarind water in a vessel and boil the brinjal and plaintain together for ten minutes (add water if needed).
3. As it boils, add Asafoetida powder, turmeric powder and salt.
4. In the interim, take a pan and fry coriander seeds, channa dhal and dried red chillies without oil, till channa dhal turns brown.
5. Dry grind this mixture and keep aside.
6. Also have thoor dhal cooked. Now add the cooked thoor dhaal to the boiling mixture of brinjal and plantain.
7. Add the ground mixture to the above. Let everything boil for five minutes.
8. Meanwhile, take little oil in another pan, let it heat and then add mustard and cumin seeds. Wait till mustard splutters and then add curry leaves. Garnish the kootu with this mustard, cumin and curry leaves. Brinjal-Plantain Kootu is ready to be served with rice. Hope it's yummy!