GuLLa -Green //Vaingan- Purple Eggplant Upkari

Ingredients:

8 green or purple baby brinjals (eggplants) diced into small cubes
8 drumstick pieces
1 tbsp Coconut gratings
Salt to taste
1 jaggery
1 to 1½ cups of water to cook

For seasoning/tadka:

4 tsp cooking oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp Urad dal
5 to 6 curry leaves
1 Green chilly chopped
2 to 3 red chillies torn into pieces
¼ tsp asafoetida


 Heat oil in a kadai/skillet, when heated through add mustard & urad seeds, when they start to pop add green chilli, curry leaves, red chillies and fry for a minute on a medium heat.

 Add in the chopped brinjal and drumstick, asafoetida and stir fry for about a minute or two. Now add in the water, cover & cook.

When almost half done add the salt, jaggery and coconut gratings and mix again and cover further till done. Make sure you retain some water at then end, the water has more flavor.