Ennai Kathirikkai Kulambu

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Ingredients:

1. Small Brinjal  - 6
2. Small Onion - 5
3. Tomato - 1 Medium Size
4. Curry Leaves - 5
5. Tarmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
7. Corriandor Powder - 2 tsp
8. Coconut - 3 tsp
9. Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp
10. Tumerind Juice - 2 tsp
11. Salt - To taste
12. Oil - 6 tsp

Preparation:

1. Finely chop the onion and tomato.
2. Grind the coconut with pinch of fennel seeds and cumin seeds into fine paste. The paste should be thick.
3. Take very small size brinjal and slit into quaters. As the brinjal should be whole for this recipe, dont cut it completely. It is always good to cut the brinjals before you cook.
4. In a pan, heat oil and add fennel seeds.
5. When it is golden brown, add oinion, curry leaves and saute it for a second.
6. Add the brinjals and fry till its color changed.
7. Now add tomato and cook it till become soft.
8. Add the turmeric powder, Chilli Powder, Corriandor Powder and coconut paste. Fry this mixture gently in low flame until the oil is spearated from masala.
9. Once the masala is cooked well, add tamerind paste and 1 cup of water.
10. Cook this 5 to 10 minutes.
11. Serve this kulambu with white rice.