Badanekai huli / Baingan ka sambar / Brinjal sambar

Servings: 2

Ingredients:

Content	Quantity	Comment
Brinjal	2 big	(Round purple variety) sliced
Onion	1 medium	Sliced
Tomato	1 medium	Sliced
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Mustard	1 tsp
Jeera	1 tsp
Hing	½ tsp
Oil	2-3 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Jaggery	1 tbsp
Water	As required
Toor dal	2-3 tbsp	Pressure cooked for 2-3 whistles
Turmeric	½ tsp
Sambar powder	1 – 2 tbsp
Dried red chilies	2-3 broken
Tamarind paste	2 tbsp

Method:

Heat a tbsp of oil, add mustard, jeera, curry leaves, broken red chilies and saute for a second. Add the sliced onions and saute for a minute. Add the brinjal and saute for a minute. Add the tomatoes, a pinch of salt, turmeric and saute. Cook covered till the brinjals are soft. Add the cooked dal and mix. Add water to the desired consistency, sambar powder, tamarind paste, salt and mix well. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower the flame and simmer for 5 minutes. Temper with hing and mix well.

              

               

               

Serve hot with rice, roti, chapati,.....

Note:

1. If you do not have already made tamarind paste, soak a lemon size tamarind in warm water for 5-10 mins and strain.

2. If you are using market available tamarind paste, add a bit less salt as the market available tamarind paste already contains salt.