Its been a long i prepared this stuffed brinjal curry which is quite a famous curry in Tamilnadu..This curry goes for tiny brinjals which tastes super delicious with a fabulous spice powder prepared usually with peanuts,coriander seeds,cumin seeds, uraddal,sesame seeds, coconut,dry red chillies and peppercorns..For a change, i prepared adding some quinoa to this usual spice powder..Adding quinoa in this spice powder turned them more healthier and delicious..Serve this stuffed brinjal curry along with hot steaming rice and sambhar or rasam,am damn sure you will definitely have a fabulous meal, also this stuffed brinjal curry tastes tremendous even along with rotis..Needless to say, we enjoyed a lot having this delicious stuffed brinjal curry with sambhar rice..
10-12nos Brinjals (small size)
1no Onion (big & chopped)
1no Tomato (chopped)
1tsp Tamarind paste
1tsp Mustard seeds
Few curry leaves
Salt
5tbsp Sesame oil
To Grind:
1tbsp Roasted peanuts
1tsp Coriander seeds
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Urad dal
1tsp Channa dal
1tsp Peppercorns
2tbsp Quinoa
1tsp Sesame seeds
5nos Dry red chillies
2tbsp Grated coconut
Salt
Oil for roasting
Heat few drops of oil, roast the coriander seeds,quinoa,cumin seeds,urad dal,channadal,peppercorns,dry red chillies, sesame seeds,coconut together in low heat,take care not to burn,allow them to cool and grind them together with roasted peanuts and salt..
Wash the brinjal and cut the top, make two perpendicular slits from the top and keep aside, stuff the brinjals with the grounded masala and keep aside..
Heat the sesame oil in a pan, let splutters the mustard seeds and curry leaves, add the chopped onions and chopped tomatoes,salt and cook until the veggies get well cooked, add now the stuffed brinjals,tamarind paste and fry in simmer with lid closed, cook well in low flame until the oil gets separates..
Serve hot with rice and rotis..
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