Brinjal Fry

Ingredients:

• Long green brinjals - 1 kg
• Sesame seed oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - a few
• Asafoetida - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Channa dal, toor dal and urad dal - 1 tsp each
• Red chillies - 3

Method:

• Wash and cut the brinjals into 2" long pieces with about 1/2" thickness.
• In a non stick pan, pour oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal. When the mustard seeds splutter and the dal turns red, add curry leaves, turmeric powder and asafoetida.
• Add the cut brinjals and salt.
• Cover and cook on low flame.
• In the meantime, dry roast the chana dal, urad dal and toor dal along with red chillies until the dals turn brown. Powder them coarsely in a mixie.
• Once the brinjals are cooked, add the powder and fry them on medium flame until they are nicely roasted.
• Serve hot with chapattis or rice and rasam / sambar / moru kootan.