Stuffed Brinjal Curry

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There are so many variations of stuffed brinjal curry. This is one of my favorite version. You can make this in pan or in pressure cooker. If using pressure cooker keep it for one whistle and switch of immediately.This way you will save lot of time, I normally pressure cooker but this i used a pan.I am sure you will enjoy this curry.

Preparation Time: 15 min

Cooking Time : 20 min

Ingredients

10 to 12 brinjals (eggplant)

For stuffing

1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup peanuts
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 chopped green chillies
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
1 small lemon size tamarind
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp sambar powder
salt to taste

For tempering

1/4 tsp musterd seeds
1 spring curry leaves
2 tbsp oil
a pinch of hing (asafetida)

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Preparing the stuffing:

Dry roast peanuts n sesame separately and grind them together to a fine powder. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water for 15 min,extract pulp out of it n aside In a bowl mix all above ingredients along with peanut n sesame powder and half of the tamarind pulp into a nice paste.

Preparing the stuffed brinjal curry:

Wash the brinjal , do not remove the stem , and slit them vertically and horizontally like a plus sign without breaking them into halves.Now stuff the mixture in each brijal ,after stuffing all of them if still the masala remain ,then add to it the remaining tamarind pulp with some water to it to make a thin paste n keep aside .

Heat the oil in a pan ,add the tempering and then add the stuffed brinjals softly ,blend them nicely with the oil now add the remaining masala and cover it ,stir occasionally till brinjal become soft .