Kathrikai Puli Kuzhambu (Brinjal Tamarind Gravy) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 teaspoons gingely oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
2 onions, medium size
2 tomatoes, small size
3 brinjals
2 dried chilies
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 1/2 teaspoons , kuzhambu milagai powder (gravy powder)
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
some curry leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Slice brinjal vertically into 4 pieces.
Soak them in a bowl of water (to avoid bitter taste and to avoid black color).
Cut onions into small pieces.
Cut tomatoes into small pieces.
Soak a ball of tamarind(small lemon size) in a bowl water (50ml of water, may be). Leave it for 5 mins and filter the water for later use.
Pour the gingely oil on vessel and heat it.
Put the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds.
Put the curry leaves and tear open dried chillies and put them too.
Put the cut onions and fry them for 5 mins on sim (low heat).
Put the cut brinjal and tomatoes
Put the turmeric powder.
Cook for 2 mins (medium heat).
Put the Kuzhambu powder and chilli powder.
Cook for 1 min.
Pour the tamarind water.
Put the salt and pour 150ml of water.
Close the vessel with lid. Cook for 2 min.
Open the lid and cook for a min.