Stuffed Brinjal

 Ingredients

1.  Brinjals  - 1/2 kg
2. Oil - 4 or 5 tsps
3. Jaggery - small piece
4. Salt - as per the taste

  Stuffing Ingredients:

1. Red Chillies  - 4 no ->(Dry roasted)
2. Peanuts - 1cup -> (Dry roasted)
3. Sesame Seeds - 1cup -> (Dry roasted)
4. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp  -> (Dry roasted)
6. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp  ->  (Dry roasted)
7. Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece ->  (Dry roasted)
8. Cloves - 2no   -> (Dry roasted)
9. Tamarind Juice - 3 tsp  (Soak lime size tamarind in half cup of water and microwave it for about 15 to 30 seconds. Let the water cool down and squeeze the tamarind to get the paste).

  Ingredients for Gravy

1. Onions - 1 medium sized - ( Roasted)
   
2. Tomato - 1 medium sized - ( Roasted)

(Take a small pan, add 1tsp of oil, onions, tomotos and saute them well , once they cool make smooth paste and keep it aside)

Procedure

• Grind all the Stuffed ingredients after roasting them dry.While grinding mix tamarind juice, don't add water.See the below image of stuffing mixture.

• Now thoroughly wash and dry the brinjals. Take each brinjal and on the end, opposite of stem, make a plus shape slit towards stem side but not all the way through (one vertical and one horizontal slit).
• Fill up the plus shape slit (gap) with above stuffing as shown below

• Keep remaining masala aside.Take a pressure cooker, add 3 or 4 tsp of oil , mustard seeds, cumin seeds,onion and tomato paste,jaggery, salt and saute them well.
• Now add remaining stuffing masala into it and add some water, jaggery (small piece) and saute them well.
• When oil starts appearing on the top of the gravy add stuffed brinjals into it as shown  below

• Now close the pressure cooker with the help of the lid and cook them for about one whistle.
•  Stuffed bringal is ready, serve hot with chapathi or rice.