I prefer with this combination I have tried with Ladies finger in the past but don’t like it
Ingredients:
Brinjal – 2 (violet ones)
Mochi – 1/2 cup (if u cannot find fresh use the dry one. Soak dry bean overnight)
Tamarind – small gooseberry size
Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
Fengreek – 1/2 teaspoon
mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
Urad dhal – 2 teaspoon
garlic – 5-7 pods
small onions – 10
Green chillies – 5-6
Dry Chillies – 2
Thuar Dhal – 1/4 cup
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Oil – 3 teaspoon
curry leaves – 1 string
Method:
- Wash and cut Brinjal into thin wedges
- Heat 3/4 cup of water when it is hot switch off and add tamarind to it and leave it aside for 15 mins
- After 15 mins with your hand mash the tamarind well. Strain the tamarind water and keep it aside
- Wash soaked Mochai and cook it in pressure cooker (2 whistle) and keep it aside
- Wash thuvar dhal and add 1 cup of water and cook it (3/4 cooked). If you are using pressure cooker cook till 2 whistle
- In a Kadai add 1 teaspon oil when it is hot add onion and garlic and fry for sometime
- When sound completely off from pressure cooker open the lid. Add turmeric powder, fried Onion, Garlic,
Green chillies and pressure cook till soft. (completely cooked. One more Whistle) - In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it pops up, add fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds,dry chillies, curry leaves and asafetida and fry for just a second
- Add Brinjal and fry for few mins
- Add tamarind and water cook brinjal for 5 mins
- When it start boiling Dhal and cooked Mochai with salt
- let it boil for 10 mins
- Switch off and now it is ready to be served