Brinjal poriyal (Egg plant poriyal)

Hi friends,
                 
         Today I'm going to share with you a brinjal recipe. You may know brinjal as egg plant.
This poriyal is a traditional recipe  and usually served with sambar rice. But I like it better with dal rice. Brinjal poriyal is very easy to make. So whenever you want to finish up cooking quickly, I suggest you to make brinjal poriyal.      
           

Things we need: 

• 1/2 kg of brinjal
• 2 onions
• 1/4 tsp of mustard seed
• 1/4 tsp of split black gram
• 2 cloves of garlic
• A ladle of cooking oil
• 1 1/2 tsp of red chilly powder
• 1 1/2 tsp of coriander powder
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• Scrapped coconut
• salt

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a pan
• Add mustard seed and split black gram and wait till it crckles.
• Add crushed garlic and fry it till it becomes golden brown.
• Add chopped onions and saute it well.
• Wash, cut and add the brinjals and cook them for two minutes.
• Sprinkle water and add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.Mix them well.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook them for ten to fifteen minutes in a slow flame till the brinjals becomes soft.
• Now add scrapped coconut and mix it well.
• Garnish the dish with the coriander leaves.

Serve with:

            Its a best side  dish for all type of rice with gravy. Especially its the best combination for dal rice and curd rice.

Note:

    Brinjal pieces should be kept in water for sometime before its used for cooking.