Tangy Masala Brinjal!

Here's a Tangy Masala Brinjal recipe which I tried yday. It was so yummy and tasted just like a spicy pickle... Try it out..

Ingredients:

250 gms of small thin Brinjals.
1 big Onion
2-3 Green chillies
1 spoon Ginger-garlic paste
1-2 Tomatoes
2 pinches of turmeric powder
3 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp of garam masala powder
2 Cloves
Half spoon Black pepper powder
1/4 tsp of Tamarind (Imli) paste
Oil for cooking
Salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Wash the Brinjals and split them into half vertically. Make sure it does not get part in to two separate pieces.
2. Mix the coriander powder and the garam masala in a a bowl.
3. Fill in the mixture inside the half sliced Brinjal. And keep them aside.
4. Cut the onion, green chillies & tomato into small pieces.
5. Grind chopped onion, tomato & green chili along with the cloves and black pepper powder in the mixer to make a fine paste.

The preparation!

6. Heat some (1 tbl spn) oil in a Pan.
7. Pour the paste in it and leave it for cooking for 10-12 mins until the raw smell of onion goes off and the paste becomes thick. Keep stirring regularly.
8. Then put the brinjals in the pan and close the lid. Cook for 10-15 mins on a medium flame and keep stirring at regular intervals.
Once cooked leave the pan open and stir for 2 more mins.
The tangy tasty brinjal dry is ready to be served with HOT Chapatis or Parathas!

Tangy Brinjal with Hot Chapatis..

A closer view

More yet to come........... :)