Ingredients

• Brinjal - 4
• Garlic - 3
• Mustard powder - 1/2 tsp
• Methi powder- 1/4 tsp
• Salt - as required
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Tamarind pulp - 6 tbsp
• Oil - 5 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - for seasoning
• Hing - a pinch
• Red chillies - 1

How to Make Instant Egg Plant Pickle

• Wash brinjals and wipe them till dry.
• Cut them into long pieces.
• In a non-stick wok, heat oil.
• Add mustard seeds, red chillies and hing and garlic.
• When they begin to splutter, add brinjals.
• Add salt and turmeric powder.
• Close it with a lid and let the brinjals cook for a while.
• When the brinjals are cooked, add tamarind pulp, mustard powder, methi powder and chilli powder.
• Let it cook till the oil comes up.