Chettinad Kozhambu

Cooking time - 30 minutes. Serving size - 4 servings

Ingredients:

1. Tamarind - 3 tablespoons
2. Red Chilli powder - 2 teaspoons
3. Dhania powder (Coriander seeds) - 1 teaspoon
4. Jeera powder - 1/2 teaspoon
5. Pepper powder - 1 teaspoon
6. Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
7. Oil - 2 tablespoon
8. Mustaard - 1 teaspoon
9. Urad dhal - 2 teaspoon
10. Curry leaves - few
11. Tomato - 2 small cut
12. Small brinjal - 4 cut into four
13. Salt to taste, onion - 1/2 cut to 1 inch pieces

Procedure:

• Sautee onion, brinjal, tomators till onion becomes transparent
• Then add all the powders and stir for 5 minutes
• Add salt, tamarind and 2 glasses of water and simmer for 10 minutes
• Season with oil, urad dhal, mustard and curry leaves and add to gravy
• Remove from fire