Badanekaayi ennegayi..

Ingredients :

For masala :

Peanuts : 2 tablespoon
Grated coconut : 2 tablespoon
Black sesame seeds : 1 tablespoon
Byadagi red chilli : 2 or 1 tea spoon red chilli powder

For garnish :

Chopped fresh cilantro : 1 tablespoon

For seasoning :

Oil : 1 tablespoon
Mustard Seeds : 1/2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tablespoon
Curry leaves : 10
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tea spoon

Other masala :

Sambhar powder : 1 and 1/2 tablespoon (I used mtr sambhar powder)

Jaggery : 1/2 tablespoon
Salt : 1 tablespoon
Tamarind juice : 1/2 cup ( soak 2 tablespoon tamarind in 1/2 cup water and squeeze the juice after 15 minutes )

Chopped brinjal : 2 cups

Method :

Heat a pan and roast the ingredients one by one until you get nice aroma.

Make a powder of it without using water.

In a pan add oil and seasoning ingredients.
Once the mustard seeds splutters add chopped brinjal and saute on a medium flame for 1 minute.

Add in tamarind juice, salt , jaggery and cover with lid and cook for 5 minutes or until brinjal gets half cooked.

Now add in sambhar powder and the masala powder and 1 and 1/2 cup of water.

Cook in a low flame for 3-4 minutes.

Add in cilantro leaves and quick stirr it and switch off the flame.

Serve with, roti, chapathi or rice.