INGREDIENTS
BRINJAL (Egg Plant) – 10 COUNT
CHANA DAL – 2 TBLSP
URAD DAL – 2 TBLSP
FENUGREEK SEEDS ((MENTHILU) -1/4 TSP
CUMIN SEEDS - ¼ TSP
CORIANDER SEEDS – 1 TBLSP
TAMARIND – LITTLE
RED CHILLI – 5 TO 6
GREEN CHILLI – 4 TO 5
CURRY LEAVES – FEW
HING (ASAFOETIDA) -1 PINCH
TURMERIC POWDER -1/4 TBL SP
OIL – FOR FRYING BRINJALS
SALT – TO TASTE
GARLIC – 5 PODS
First, let us make the stuffing powder for brinjals:
Take a pan add little oil, after heating add the ingredients - Chana dal, Urad dal, Fenugreek seeds, Red chillies, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, let them fry golden color then add the Garlic, Curry leves, Turmeric powder, Hing, Salt, and Tamarind then mix well. Now take the grinder and make it powder
Now take the brinjals and make four slits on sides to stuff the masala paste. (Tip: keep the cut brinjals in salt water, so that they won't become dark, while you are cutting the other brinjals). When you are done with cutting all the brinjals, drain the water and remove them and keep them aside.
Then take a pan, add more oil (to fry the brinjals) after heating leave the brinjals slowly into the oil and fry them for 30 sec until they are half cooked. Then remove them and let them cool.
Then take the masala powder and add little water and make it paste. Start stuffing the masala paste into the fried brinjals.
Now take a flat non stick pan and add little oil after heating add the green chilli and place all the stuffed brinjals and cover the pan with lid. Cook in medium low flame. Every 3 min remove the lid and keep turning the brinjals. cook nearly for 10min.
