Brinjal Garlic Stirfry

This is my mom's recipe... It was really tasty. Perfect side dish for all rice varieties.

Ingredients:

• Onion - 1 big cut lengthwise
• Brinjal  250 gms cut lengthwise
• Garlic - 1 full peeled
• tomato -1 chopped
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sambar powder - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds
• Oil
• Ginger - 1"finely chopped 
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves

Method:

• Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard  seeds . Add onion and garlic. Fry them till the onion becomes translucent and colour of the garlic changes.
•  Add tomato and  ginger.Cook till the tomatoes become mushy.Now add turmeric powder and sambar powder.Sprinkle little water and allow itto cook in simmer, till it beomes like a mixed gravy together.
  Add brinjal and salt. Stir well. Sprinkle little more water for the brinjal to cook in low flame .Cover it and cook for sometime. 
• When the brinjal is cooked, add some more oil and cook without lid in low flame. Add curry leaves at the end. When it beomes like thokku, its done.

Note:
You can add drumstick , if you wish to but it should be boiled with salt and turmeric. It should be added along with brinjal.

Mouthwatering brinjal fry.

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