Ennai Kathrikai (Oily Eggplant)

Ingredients:

• Tamarind paste 2 tsp
• Eggplant 5
• Onion 1 thinly sliced
• Tomato 1 thinly sliced
• Green chili 1 thinly sliced
• Fenugreek 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds ¼ tsp
• Sesame seeds 1 tsp
• Pepper powder 1 tsp
• Red chili powder 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder 1 pinch
• Salt

Procedure:

1. Mix the tamarind in 4 cups of water
2. Slice the eggplant from the end till ¾ so that its connected near the stem and soak in water
3. Roast the sesame seeds, fenugreek seeds, and mustard seeds each separately and grind them to a powder and mix it to the tamarind juice
4. Add the pepper powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, and salt to the tamarind juice
5. Heat 6 tsp oil in a pan and fry the onions, tomatoes, and green chilies for 2 minutes
6. Add the eggplant and and cook them completely
7. Add the tamarind juice mix and cook till till the gravy thickens