Kashmiri Khatte Baingan By My lovely Mom

Here's the brinjal recipe, brinjals are cooked in mustard oil
with Kashmiri red chillies powder and varied spices..

                                                            Kashmiri Khatte Baingan                                                                 

Ingredients
10-12 Brinjal-Eggplant
2 Tomato (cut into quarters)
1 Onions (medium)
1tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 Turmeric Powder
1 tbsp Ginger & Garlic paste
1/2 cup Tamarind juice (imli ka khata)
6-8 Curry leaves
Coriander leaves fine chopped
1/2 Cup Oil
Salt
For Roasted and Ground Masala
2tbsp Sesame Seeds (Til)
2tbsp Poppy Seeds (Khus Khus)
2tbsp Coconut Powder
2tbsp Groundnut (pali-skins removed after roast)
1/2 cup Tamarind Paste (imli ka khata)

Dry Spices (Mix all)
Salt (1 1/2 tsp)
Crushed Chilli Flakes (Suki Mirchi)
Coriander Powder (1 tsp)
Turmeric Powder (1/4 tsp)

Method
Wash and make 4 cuts in eggplants. Put them
aside.
Dry roast sesame seeds, poppy seeds, Coconut powder,
groundnut, one by one separately in a large non-stick saucepan at medium heat, for 1 minute each and then grind to a fine paste by adding tamarind paste & keep aside.

For Gravy
Pour oil in a pressure cooker and add sliced
Onions (not brown)
-Add tomato and cumin seeds
-Add the remaining half spices (salt, chilli flakes coriander powder & turmeric powder)
-Pressure cook this for 10 mins or till the onions are done
-Open the lid add the fried brinjals in cooker & give a pressure for 5 to 10 minutes.
-Remove cooker from heat.
Serve dish with Naans, bagara-Khana, Parathas, Briyani... Enjoy!