Brinjal with Sesame Seeds Masala Recipe / Eggplant & Sesame Seeds Curry Recipe / Andhra Brinjal Curry

Ingredients:

Brinjal / Eggplant - 1 big one

Salt to taste

Sugar / Jaggery - 1 tsp

Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn

Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi - 1 tsp

Tamarind Pulp - 1 tblspn

Oil - 3 tblspn

For Roasting & Grinding:

Dry Red Chillies - 4

Sesame Seeds - 2 tblspn

Garlic - 1 fat clove

Method:

Take the roasting ingredients in a heavy bottom dry pan and roast till it is golden. Once it is toasted, take them in a blender and add some water to make it into a smooth paste.

Now Slice brinjal into long slices. 

Heat oil in a kadai. Add in brinjal slices and toss well in the oil. Now add in salt, sugar, and other spice powder and give a quick toss.

Cover the kadai with a lid and let it steam cook for 10 mins till the brinjal is done.

Add in the sesame masala now and some water. Mix well. Cook for 5 more mins.

Now add in tamarind pulp and mix well. Cook for 5 more mins till it is thick.