YENGAI (Brinjal / Baingan)

Ingredients

• Baingan / Brinjal - 2 cups
• Potato - 1
• Green Pepper / Capsicum - 1
• Yengai Powder - 2 tsp
• Tamarind water - 1 tsp
• Jaggery - 1/2 tsp
• salt to taste
• Curry Leaves - 1 stalk
• Oil - 3/4 cup
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Ingredients for Yengai powder

• Chana dal - 100 grms
• Urad dal - 100 grms
• Chakke - 4/5 pieces
• Lavang / Cloves - 4/5
• Elaichi / Cardamom - 2 /3
• Red Chillies - 8/10

Method for yengai powder:

• Fry all the ingredients and grind into a fine powder using a mixer
• Store yengai powder in a air-tight box and use yengai powder when required

Method

1. Chop brinjal/baingan into 4" long pieces
2. Peel the potato and chop into vertical pieces
3. Chop Green Pepper/ Capsicum into vertical pieces
4. Heat oil in a wok
5. Add Mustard seeds allow to splutter and add curry leaves
6. Add Brinjal and stir fry for 2 minutes
7. Add Potatos and Capsicum stirfry for 2 minutes on low flame
8. Close the lid for 5 minutes allow to cook
9. Add Yengai powder
10. Add salt Tamarind water and jaggery stir well

Serve with chapathi