Vankai Menthikaaram

This is one of the traditional curries made in south india. and this is one of my favourite vegetable:-)!!

Menthikaaram porder:-
Chana Daal - 1 cup
Urad Daal - 1 cup
Dry Red Chillies - 15
Methi Seeds - 2 tbp spns
Dhania - 0.5 cup

Fry all the above spices dry saparately till nice aroma comes and allow them to cool. Grind all the spices to a fine paste.

Curry Ingridients:-
Tamarind juice - 3 tbsp
Brinjal small purple ones - 20
Oil for frying

1. Cut Brinjal into long thin peices and keep them soaked in water ( so that color does not change)
2. Take oil in a pan and once little hot, add the brinjal peices by squeezing out all the water.
3. Keep the flame on low-med and let the brinjal's cook and fry. Cover the lid for 2 mins or so.
4. Take away the lid after 2 mins and add salt after
5. After 10 mins of frying on Med flame (brinjals are fried nicely) add methi powder and Mix well. If you need to add more oil if burry is becoming dry, please do so.
6. Now add freshly extracted tamarind pulp. Mix well.
7. Fry for another 2 mins on low flame and remove from heat.

This dish tastes really good with white rice and ghee.