Contributed by Meenakshi Paranjpe
| Quantity | Measure | Ingredients | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twigs/Sprigs | Bay Leaves /Tejpatta (Dry Cinnamon Leaf) | |
| 1 | Kilogram | Brinjals - small round. | |
| 12 | Nos | Chillies, Red Dry | |
| 2 | Bits | Cinnamon | |
| 4 | Nos | Cloves (spice) | |
| Half | Nos | Coconut Copra | |
| 2 | Tablespoon | Coriander/Dhania | |
| A | Few | Curry Leaves | |
| 1 | Pods (whole) | Garlic | |
| 3 | Inch | Ginger | |
| 1 | Handfuls | Groundnuts/Peanuts | |
| 1 | Tablespoon | Jeera/Cumin Seeds | |
| 1 | Tablespoon | Kuskus - poppy seeds | |
| Half | Teaspoon | Methi - Fenugreek | |
| 1 | Teaspoon | Mustard Seed | |
| 4 | Medium | Onions | |
| Half | Teaspoon | Pepper Corns | |
| 1/3 | Teacup | Sweet Oil | |
| 1 | Ball | Tamarind | |
| 4 | Bits | Turmeric/Haldi |
Wash the brinjals. Trim stalks and calyx but do not remove them. Slit the
brinjals from the lower end in 4 equal slits leaving the part near the calyx
untouched so that you can open it slightly to insert the masala.
Prepare the ginger garlic paste, by grinding these two
separately in a little water.
Roast the other masala, on a skillet or tawa, one by one, and then grind all
together in a mixer. Make 1 tea cup tamarind water of one lemon size ball of
tamarind and grind the masala with it.
Use a large enough vessel to contain all the brinjals. In 1/3 teacup of
sweet oil or any alternate cooking oil, fry some curry leaves, and put the
ginger-garlic paste and fry as well. Then add the ground masala, and simmer for
a few minutes. Keep the vessel down and take out half the masala.
Take each Brinjal, stuff it with the masala, and put it back in the vessel in
which half of the masala was left. When all the brinjals have been stuffed and
placed in the vessel, simmer well till the brinjals are cooked. You may
need to add a little hot water, to prevent it from getting burnt.
You can boil eggs, and halve them, and garnish the dish with them on the top.
You can use capsicums instead of brinjals.