Eggplant Burji/Brinjal Masala

This is the recipe i found in Mallika Badrinath recipe book,i think this is different from all other eggplant recipes,but this not too spicy but it taste really good.

Ingredients:

2 big eggplant
1 red onion

1 tomato

1 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

4-5 curry leaves

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 green chillies

4 tbsp coconut milk

1 tbsp sour cream

little amount of mustard,cumin seeds

salt as per taste

1 1/2 cup of water

Oil

Method:

• Finely chop brinjal add little amount of salt and tsp of ginger garlic paste n marignate for about 1/2 an hour,thn squeeze the water from brinjal and keep aside.
• Take a pan add tbsp of oil(i used olive oil) and shallow fry the eggplant till it gets crispy,u have to fry this for abt 15min in medium heat and keep aside.
• Add oil in frying pan when it is hot add mustard,cumin seeds,curry leaves,green chillies fry for a min,Add onion and fry it till it turns golden colour now add tomatoes (tomatoes have to be chopped finely)when it gets nicely mashed off add chilli ,cumin,coriander powder add water cover it off.
• Now add the fried eggplant ,sour cream and coconut milk and little water,let it boil for 2min finally add salt to it.
• when it comes to semi gravy turn of the heat.Serve it hot with chapati,roti.