Vankai Pappu (Brinjal Daal)

All my life i have grown up eating different kinds of daal. Daal is our staple food at home. I was surprised when folks at my in-laws side said that they never had vakai daal. so one day i made it for them. Here is the recipe for it.

This is made like most of the daals and very simple to make

1. Cut brinjal (small purple ones) into very small peices so that it is faster and easier to cook. The vegetable should blend with the daal smoothly.
2. Take ghee in a pan (all my daal recipies are with ghee) and add jeera and mustard seeds. Once they sputter add turmeric and hing.
3. you can choose to add Green chillies for fresh taste or chilie powder for dry flavour. If you are planning to add green chillies then add them at this point. Grind and add them
4. Add brinjal peices and add some water.
5. cook them for 10 mins or so till they become very soft. Mass them thoroughly.
6. Add Tamarin juide 2 tbspn now.
7. Add cooked toor daal and mix well.
8. Add chillie powder (if green chillies were not used).
9. Mix well and remove from heat. Serve with hot rice and pickle.