BRINJAL CHOPS

INGREDIENTS:

• Brinjal - 1/2 kg.
• Tamarind - a lemon sized ball
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp.
• Green chillies - 2
• Coconut(scraped) - 1 cup
• Poppy seeds - 1 tsp.
• Onion - 2
• Oil - 2 tablespoon
• Salt - as per taste

METHOD:

• Cut brinjals into finger-long pieces and put it in salted water to prevent blackening.
• Cut onions finely.
• Grind together, green chillies, poppy seeds, and coconut to a paste.
• Soak tamarind in lukewarm water and extract juice from it. Add chilli powder, and ground paste to it.
• In a kadai, heat oil add onions and fry till transparent. Now take out the brinjals from water and add to it. Add salt and saute well till half-cooked. Add the tamarind water to it and bring it to a boil
• till the raw smell of the tamarind goes and thick.
• This is a very different and tasty side dish. This goes well with chappathis and pooris.