Ennai Kathirika

I recently got a liking for brinjals and trying out different things that could be done with the brinjals. This is from my friend Prathiba. I changed the recipe a little bit to my liking.

Ingredients:

Small cute brinjals - 10
cocunut - 1/2 cup grated
fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
ginger - 1 small piece
garlic - piece
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
onions chopped - 1/2 cup
mustard, cummin seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 4 leaves
green chillies - 2

Brinjals:

1. Cut the Brinjals leaving the stem portion so that the brinjal stays as one single piece
2. Take oil in a pan (use more oil for this)
3. Add mustard seeds, cummin seeds, curry leaves
4. Add green chillies, onions fry til it becomes translucent
5. Grind cocunut, fennel seeds, chilly powder, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste
6. Add the ground stuff and fry in medium flame
7. Add salt and the brinjals
8. Cook until the brinjals are well done in medium flame