Ingredients

• 10 - small tender brinjals
• 3/4 cup - channa dal
• 1/4 cup - dhaniya
• 7 - red chillies
• 1/2 tsp - methi seeds
• 1 tsp - jeera
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/4 cup - til seeds
• 1/2 tsp - hing
• Oil
• Salt to taste

How to Make Nuvvu Vankai (Brinjal Curry)

• Fry all the mentioned ingredients except (brinjals) with 1 tsp of oil till it turns brown and a strong aroma arises.
• Grind it into a coarse powder with salt.
• Heat oil in a kadai.
• Now slit the brinjals and stuff this powder inside.
• Drop brinjals into kadai, place lid and cook on a low flame till the brinjals turn tender and loose colour.
• Remove the lid and keep stirring occasionally on low flame.
• Allow the brinjals to get evenly fried.
• Add the rest of the masala powder and fry till it turns brown.
• Serve hot with rice.