Brinjal Thoku

 This is a tasty dish. I love this dish very much.Very easy and quick to do. It can be kept outside and used for 2 days.Excellent side dish for rotis, dosa and curd rice.Very yummy yummy.

Ingredients(serves for 2)
small brinjals-3 nos / big eggplant - 1
onion - 1
tomato - 1
garlic - 4 pods
chilly powder - 2tsp
tamarind - marble sized
fennel seeds - 1 tsp
oil- 2 tbsp
salt to taste

Preparation
cut vegetables into pieces

Heat oil in a pan and fry brinjal by adding 1 tsp of  chilly powder and little salt till golden brown and keep it
aside.

In the same oil season fennel seeds and saute onions, garlic.

 Then add tomatoes,remaining  chilly powder,fennel seeds powder(if not seasoned at the beginning) little salt  and tamarind to it.Grind the sauted masala.

Heat oil in another pan and saute the ground masala by adding little water.

When the gravy thickens, add the fried brinjal and saute till the oil oozes out.