Masala baingan

Ingredients

Eggplant diced into small pieces- 1 big
Chopped Onion - 1
Chopped Cilantro - 2 tsp
salt - to taste
Oil - as needed

For Grinding

Dry Coconut - 1/4 cup
Coriander Seeds - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1
Cloves - 4
Pepper corns - 4
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly POwder - 1/2 tsp
Cashew Nuts - 6
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Tamarind Paste - 2 tsp

For Garnishing

Chopped Cilantro
Heavy Cream

Method

1.      Dry roast all the ingredients for grinding,cool it and grind to a smooth paste.Keep aside.

2.      Heat oil in a pan,add chopped onion and fry it until brown.Add eggplant pieces and any other veggies(optional),and fry it until they are almost done.Stir in the masala paste,salt and cilantro and fry it until thick and oil starts to seperate.

3.    Garnish it with cilantro and heavy cream and serve hot with roti/chappathi.