Pepper Brinjal Chops

Ingredients:

Brinjal - medium size - 6
Small onion - 8
Garlic - 4 cloves
Scraped coconut -4 tablespoon
Pepper - 1 tablespoon
Corriander seeds - 2 tablespoon
Cumin - 1/2 tablespoon

Sauf / sombu - 1/2 tablespoon

Red chili - 2

Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Oil - 5 tablespoon

Salt - as needed

Procedure:

•  Dry grind pepper, cumin, sauf, red chili, corriander seeds to a coarse powder.

• Add onions and scraped coconut,little water and grind to a paste.

•  Cut each brinjal lengthwise to 6 pieces.
• Place a pan on the stove and add oil; when it gets heated up, add brinjal and chopped garlic.

• After it starts changing colour, add the paste, turmeric powder, curry leaves, salt and add a cup of water and stir.

• Don't cover the pan.
• Stir now and then.
• Take care while the gravy thickens.
• Take care that brinjals are not too softly cooked.

• When the moisture goes off completey and roasted well switch off the stove.

 Learnt from: Mrs. Padma, my mother