South Indian Aubergine Dry Curry - Free From Onion, Garlic and Tomato

Name: South Indian Aubergine Dry Curry - Free From Onion, Garlic and Tomato
Ingredients: 500 gm. large aubergines or slender, finger aubergines; 2 tbsp. cooking oil; 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds; 1 tsp. urad or back gram dal, skinless or washed; 1 tsp. chana or Bengal gram dal. Skinless or washed; 10-12 curry leaves; 1-2 dry red chillies (optional)); 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. turmeric; 1/2 tsp. chilli powder, adjust to taste; <b>*Optional from Mamta</b>; 2 tsp. tamarind paste; 2 level tsp. jaggery or brown sugar

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Sushila Ravindranath

Free From Garlic Free From Ginger Free From Onion Free From Tomato Indian Main Vegan Vegetarian

South Indian Aubergine Dry Curry - Free From Onion, Garlic and Tomato

It is easy to change the flavour of a vegetable bhaji by simply changing the tarka (tempering) ingredients or omitting onions, garlic etc.

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

500 gm. large aubergines or slender, finger aubergines
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. urad or back gram dal, skinless or washed
1 tsp. chana or Bengal gram dal. Skinless or washed
10-12 curry leaves
1-2 dry red chillies (optional))
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. chilli powder, adjust to taste
*Optional from Mamta
2 tsp. tamarind paste
2 level tsp. jaggery or brown sugar

Instructions

Wash and cut large aubergines into 1-2 inch pieces.
Heat the oil in a wok.
Add mustard seeds and chana and urad dals. When mustard seeds splutter and dals being to turn golden, add curry leaves and stir for a few seconds. You may like to cover with a lid at this point, because seeds can jump all over your kitchen!
Add aubergines, spices and salt. Stir fry for a few seconds.
Turn heat down and cook covered, stirring from time to time, until aubergines are tender.
*Add tamarind paste and sugar/jaggery, stir them in.
Adjust seasoning.
Serve with How To Cook Rice Perfectly and Sambhar