Brinjal(EggPlant) Vatha Kuzhambu - Chettinad Style

Ingredients
1. Brinjals (Eggplants) medium size - 3 nos
2. Tomatoes - 3 nos
3. Onion - 3 nos
4. Crushed Garlic - 3 tsps
5. Chilli Powder - 2 tsps
6. Salt - required amount
7. Tamarind juice - 4 tsps
8. Cooking Oil - 2 tbl spn
9. Curry Leaves - 20 leaves
10. Fennel seeds(Perinjeerakam) - 1/2 tsps
11. Fenugreek - 1/2 tsps
12. Asafoetida - 0ne pinch

Preparation
1) Cut brinjals (eggplants), tomatoes and onions into small pieces.
2) Heat 2 tbl spn of cooking oil in a kadai or a pan.
3) Add one pinch of asafoetida, 1/2 tspn fenugreek seeds, 1/2 tspn fennel seeds and fry.
4) Add cut tomatoes/onions and fry well.
5) Add cut brinjals(eggplants) to the fried tomatoes/onion sauce and cook well.
6) Add chilli powder (or)sambar powder, crushed garlic and tamrind juice.
7) Once it starts boiling, add required amount of salt, 20 curry leaves, heat in low flame for 3 mins and switch off.

Chittinad Style Brijal Kuzhambu is ready! Serve hot with garnished coriander leaves, accompanied with boiled rice, rotis or naan.