Brinjal chutney

Ingredients:

Brinjals - 4 medium
Green chillies - 9 to 12
Salt - as required
Tamarind - small piece or 2 tsp paste
Oil - 2 tbsp

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal-1 tsp each; Pinch of hing; Jeera - 1/2 tsp ; Curry leaves

Procedure:

Cut brinjal into pieces. Make a slit in the chillies ( to prevent bursting).

Heat 1 tbsp of oil, add chillies, brinjal and cook on medium heat until brinjals or soft.

After they are cool, grind adding tamarind and salt.

Heat oil in a pan and add chenna dal, urad dal, jeera, mustard seeds, red chillies, pinch of hing and curry leaves.

After mustard seeds starts to splutter, add this to the grounded brinjal chutney.

Note:Add 1/2 tsp of mustard powder and 1/4 tsp of methiseeds powder if you like the taste. You can substitute red chillies with green chillies.