Ingredients

• 2 - brinjals (medium size)
• 1 cup - toor dal
• 1 - onion (medium size)
• 3 - green chillies (cut into small pieces)
• coriander leaves (chopped)
• 5 cloves - garlic and 1-inch ginger (ground together)
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp - mustard seeds
• 2 tsp - dhania seeds
• 2 - red chillies
• 1 pinch - hing
• 1 pinch - turmeric powder
• Oil
• salt according to taste

How to Make Brinjal and toor dal curry

• Roast the toor dal for about a minute.
• Cook the dal in a pressure cooker for about 2 minutes or for one whistle.
• In a heavy bottomed pan, fry red chillies, cumin, and dhania seeds, and grind them to form a fine powder.
• In a heavy bottomed pan put 2 tsp of oil, and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, and turmeric powder.
• When they splutter, add green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, onion and brinjal, and stir well.
• Let it cook for about 3 minutes.
• Add toor dal and salt.
• Cook for about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Put it to simmer, add coriander leaves, and cook for about a minute.
• You can also garnish with grated coconut.