Ingredients

• 1 cup - red gram
• 1/4 kg - brinjal
• 1 - onion, medium size
• 4 - pearl onions
• 2 - tomatoes, small
• tamarind, small quantity
• 2 - green chillies, medium size
• 2 - red chillies
• 1 tsp - black gram
• 1 tsp - Bengal gram
• 1 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 clove - garlic
• 1 tsp - grated coconut
• 1 tsp - coriander seeds
• 1 tsp - red chilli powder
• 2 tsp - coriander powder
• salt to taste
• oil for frying
• mustard, small quantity
• asafoetida, a pinch
• 1 sprig - curry leaves
• coriander leaves, small quantity

How to Make Brinjal sambar

• Boil toor dhal in a pressure cooker after adding required water, a pinch of turmeric powder, asafoetida, and 2 drops of oil.
• Soak tamarind in hot water for about 10 minutes so that it will be easy to make a paste.
• Cut brinjal and boil it for around 10 minutes and keep it ready in a vessel after adding a little salt.
• Cut onions, tomatoes and green chillies.
• Wash curry leaves and coriander leaves and keep it aside.
• Fry fenugreek seeds till light brown and grind to a powder.
• Pour some oil in a pan and heat it for 3 minutes.
• Then add mustard, black gram, Bengal gram, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, green chillies and curry leaves and fry for some time.
• Then fry onions followed by tomatoes and finally brinjal.
• Add red chilli powder and coriander powder and salt to taste along with garlic.
• Cook for around 10-15 minutes and finally add fenugreek powder, coriander leaves, grated coconut and boil for 2 minutes.
• Recipe courtesy: http://tamilveg.blogspot.com/