Brinjal Chutney / Vazhuthananga Chammanthi

Ingredients:

4-5 eggplants / brinjals / vazhuthananga

lemon sized tamarind / 1/4 cup tamarind pulp

4 shallots

3-4 green chillies

salt to taste

2 sprigs curry leaves

3-4 dry red chillies

1 tsp mustard seeds

2 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. Soak tamarind in little water and keep it aside.
2. Pressure cook the chopped brinjals adding little water for 1 whistle or steam cook till soft.
3. In a blender, add shallots, green chillies, cooked brinjals and tamarind paste and blend well to a paste.
4. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves and mix well for few seconds.
5. Then add the ground brinjal paste, mix well and boil for a minute. Add salt to taste and mix well.
6. Remove from the flame and serve with rice...