Vankaya Tomato Pachadi (Eggplant Chutney with Tomato)

Ingredients:

Brinjals/Eggplants - 250gm

Tomato (large) - 1

Ginger - 1 inch

Garlic pods - 3

Green chillies - 6

Tamarind pulp - 1-2 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp

Salt - as per taste

Curry leaves - 1 leaflet

Coriander leaves - 2tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Wash, clean and chop brinjals, tomato, green chillies, ginger in to large chunks and set aside.
2. Now take a pan, heat oil and add green chillies, ginger, garlic pods and fry them. Let them cool and grind in to fine paste.
3. Add brinjal and tomato chunks in the same pan with oil. Cook them under medium flame until they turn soft.
4. Once they are cooked, cool them for sometime and peel of the outer layer of brinjals. Mash the brinjal and tomato chunks with your hand by adding salt and tamarind pulp.
5. Now add ground green chilly paste and  mix well.
6. Finally season the chutney with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, curry leaves and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.