BRINJAL PEAS CURRY

Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Green Brinjal - 1/4 kg

Green Peas - 50 grms

Seaseme seeds powder (Nuvulu podi) - 2 tbsp

Oil

Turmeric

Tamarind Paste

Red chillies

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

1. Prepare mild tamarind juice, Add turmeric and salt.

2. Cut brinjals into 4 halves, green peas and add them in tamarind juice, boil them untill they become soft

3. Drain the water and again put it back on the stove

4. On other side of a stove, heat oil, add mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves and fry till the mustard seeds split, add this thadka(popu) into boiled brinjals.

5. Add salt and Boil them till brinjals give good smell, switch off the stove.

6. Now add seaseme seeds powder (Dry roast few seaseme seeds and red chillies, let them cool and grind to a soft powder)

You can serve with hot rice and ghee

Tip: You can use purple brinjals if you do not get green ones