Stuffed Brinjal

Vegetable brinjal stuffed with green coriander and green chillies is mouth watering curry for Indians and also other nationalities who like spicy foods. Good combination is with rice. This is a traditional recipe, and importance of posting keeping in view not to loose the traditional flavours.

Ingredients: Purple colour small brinjals - 1/2 Kg (slim and long brinjals increases its taste), 2 bunches of coriander leaves, 10 green chillies (according to individual taste), Salt, 3 table spoons of cooking oil, 1/2 tea spoon of cumin seeds, 1 tea spoon of urad dal (whole urad white preferred).

Process: Wash Brinjals and do two slits at the centre from down to 3/4th lentth (to look like a flower). Ensure that brinjal is not separated. Wash coriander thoroughly. make a smooth paste of coriander leaves, green chillies, salt. stuff the coriander paste into the brinjals and keep ready.

Not, put a thick bottomed pan on fire, heat 3 table spoons oil. Add cumin seeds and urad dal, fry for 30 seconds, once urad dal turns light brown, add stuffed brinjals, saute, close it with lid and cook in medium flame. saute from time to time. cook until brinjals are finely cooked, especially from unslit part also. This might take 20 minutes. Then the curry is ready for serving with hot rice.