Brinjal Gravy - For Briyani #3

 

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 250 g

Black pepper corns - 1 tbsp

White Sesame seeds powder - 1 tbsp

Groundnut powder - 1 1/4 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste - 3/4 tbsp

Tamrind - lemon size

Onion - 1 

Green Chilly - 2

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Chilly powder - 3/4 tbsp

Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop0

Curry Leaves - Little (fine chop)

Salt, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• Dry roast white sesame seeds and transfer to plate.
• Blend this using pulse mode option and set aside.
• Dry roast groundnut and blend it to fine powder.
• Heat oil in pan and add in pepper corns.
• Add in fine chopped onion, curry leaves and green chilly.
• Saute for a min.
• Make 4 slits one end of brinjal.
• Add in brinjals and mix well.
• Add in little salt and mix well.
• Saute in low flame for 3-4 mins (will tuen mild brown).
• Add in ginger garlic paste and mix well.
• Saute for 2 mins.
• Add in turmeric powder and chilly powder.
• Add in little water and mix well.
• Cover and cook for 2 mins.
• or till masala is cooked well.
• Add in thick tamrind pulp and water and mix well.
• Cook till raw smell goes off.
• Now add in sesame powder and groundnut powder.
• Mix well.
• Cover and cook in low flame for 4-5 mins.
• Goes good with briyani.