Masala Kathirikai

Ingredients
Onion paste
tomato puree
ginger-garlic paste
tamarind
peanuts
Poppy seeds 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds ½ tbsp
Fenugreek seeds ½ tsp
Coconut 2 tbsp
Red chillies 2
Coriander seeds ½ tbsp
Sesame seeds 1 tbsp
Oil
Coriander leaves

Get Cooking!
1. Roast the khus khus, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chillies, Coriander seeds, sesame seeds and coconut. Grind all to a paste
2. Slit brinjal, fry them.
3. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.
4. Add the onion paste, roast for a while.
5. Then add ginger-garlic paste, roast for a while before adding tomato purée.
6. Add the ground masala, salt, chilli powder, some tamarind paste.
7. Mix in the brinjals. Heat this for a couple of minutes with some water so that the brinjals mix in with the masala.
8. Serve with rice/roti garnishing with coriander leaves.

Tips
You could slit the brinjal and roast them in a saucepan with minimal oil till they are cooked or you could bake the vegetable by spraying some oil on them which is what I did.