Brinjal Gotjhu

Ingredients:

2-3 medium sized brinjals
one lime sized tamarind soaked in half cup of hot water
refined oil - 3 tsps + 3 tsps
two and a half tsps of tuvar dal
two and a half tsps of udad dal
one tsp of mustard seeds
8 dry red chillies
2 pinches of turmeric powder
one and one fourth tsp of salt
a pinch of asafoetida

Method:

Heat Oil . Remove stem (top green portion) of brinjal. Do not cut. Fry evenly on all sides till the colour changes on all the sides. Brinjal will become brownish in colour. Cook on sim and fry for 10 minutes for changing the colour of brinjal. Sometimes it might take more than 10 minutes. Press with the spatula to check whether the brinjal has been fried or not. Close with the lid if it has not been cooked. After it gets cooked, spatula can penetrate inside the brinjal.Heat about 3 tsps of oil.Add tuvar dal, udad dal, mustard seeds and red chillies. Extract a thick tamarind juice (just add water 2 times). Add turmeric powder and salt. Let it boil on a medium high flame. Add a pinch of asafoetida.Try to remove the skin of brinjal as much as possible and add 2 pinches of salt to brinjal pieces and smash well. Then add these pieces to the boiling mixture. Stir well and cook for about 5-7 minutes.If this mixture is too watery, add 2 tsps of rice flour dissolved in water to this mixture. If rice flour is not available, gram flour can be used.