Stuffed Brinjal

There are two kinds of Bharwas I make. One is of just stuffing brinjals/egg plants with the masala and stir fry (no gravy) and this one with the gravy. The gravy itself can be prepared with onions and tomatoes or onions, peanut and coconut.

Ingredients
For stuffing:
7-8 small brinjals/egg plants
1 & 1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp jeera powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp lemon juice
salt

For Gravy:
A handful of peanuts
1 onion sliced thin
1/4 cup coconut
2-3 green chillies
2-3 cloves garlic
2 inched ginger
1 small cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp jeera seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
2 tbsp cooking oil

Preparation:

• Wash the brinjals/egg plants and make + incisions in each of them
• In a bowl, mix all the masala ingredients: coriander powder, jeera powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, salt and lemon juice
• Stuff the masala mix in the brinjal incisions
• Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, stir fry these stuffed brinjals and set them aside
• For the gravy, heat 2 tsp oil in a pan
• Add all the gravy ingredients and stir fry them till they are light brown(cinnamon sticks, ginger, garlic, peanuts, green chillies, onion and coconut) and let it cool
• Add salt and grind them to paste
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and jeera seeds, let it splutter
• Add the paste and fry it till light brown (add water if you want to make it more thin gravy)
• Add stuffed n fried brinjals to the gravy and let it cook for 7-8 minutes

Serve it garma-garam with Rotis.