Brinjal Rice

Here is an awesome rice dish. Its aroma will make anyone’s mouth water!

Ingredients:

Rice     - 1 cup (100 gm)

Brinjal  - 3 medium size (250 gm)

Oil        - ½ cup

Mustard seeds  - ¼ tsp

Onion   - 1 small sliced

Curry leaves     - 1 sprig

Salt to taste

Tamarind          - a small ball, soak and squeeze

For masala powder:

Chana dal (Bengal gram)           - 1tbsp

White sesame   - 3/4tbsp

Udad dal (Black gram split and cleaned)           - 1 tbsp

Coriander seeds           - 1 tbsp

Red chilli          - 3, break into pieces

Turmeric powder- ½ tsp

Method:

-         Wash rice, add water and salt and cook for ten minutes. Drain and keep aside.

-         While the rice is boiling, roast the chana dal on low flame. After ½ minute, add udad dal, stir, then add sesame, broken chilli pieces, and coriander seeds.

-         When the dals brown and a good aroma comes, take off from the flame, cool and grind to a rough powder. Add turmeric powder to this and mix.

-         Cut brinjals into small cubes and add to ¼ cup oil in a pan on medium flame. Add a little turmeric powder and let it cook, stirring occasionally.

-         Heat the remaining oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add cut onion and curry leaves.

-         When the onion browns slightly, add the ground masala powder and tamarind pulp. Stir in fried brinjals and rice.

-         Mix well; keep for a few seconds on low flame, and remove from fire.

-         Serve with papad, pickle and raita.