Baigana khata: (Eggplant Sweet and Sour dish)

Ingredients

5 small brinjals (Slit the brinjals & put them in water)

1/2 cup jaggery  grated

1 tblsp of Imli pulp

½ tsp haldi

½ tsp red chilly powder

1 tblsp oil

Curry leaves (handful)

2-3 whole red chilies

Pinch of hing

Grated ginger 1tsp

1 tablespoon of phutana

salt as per taste

1 tsp roasted Jeera powder

½ tsp Roasted  Methi powder

Method:

 Take a kadai. Add 1tsp oil. Shallow fry the brinjals with a little salt and haldi.

Cook till the brinjals are properly cooked & softens.

Heat oil in a pan. Add panch phutana. When they starts crackling add red chilies  & curry leaves.

Add grated ginger & fry for some time. Add red chilli powder to it & Add 1 cup of water. Add salt & a pinch of haldi. When water starts boiling add jaggery and imli paste and mix well. When the jaggery is properly dissolved in the gravy, add the fried brinjals. Cook for 1-2 min. Atlast add roasted cumin and methi powder. Mix well. Switch off the flame. Serve hot with rice.