Podi kottina vankaaya

Here is one of the recipes for the king of vegetables... Eggplant or brinjal. Why is it the king of vegetables... Because it has a natural crown on it's head. Baingan raaja.

This is an amazingly easy recipe of stir fried eggplant. I served it with white rice and khatti dal

Podi kottina vankaaya( stir fried eggplant with roasted lentils)
Ingredients
1. 1 medium American eggplant or two Chinese eggplants
2. 1 tablespoon oil
3. 3/4 teaspoon salt
4. 2 tablespoons juice from a marble sized tamarind

For powder
1. 2 teaspoons each of Chana dal, desiccated coconut
2. 1 teaspoon each of urad dal, coriander seed
3. 2 dried red chillies

Roast the ingredients for powder without any oil and let them cool. Grind them to a coarse powder

In a pan heat the oil and fry the eggplant with salt covered for 10 minutes. Add the powder and stir to combine. Add the tamarind juice and cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Enjoy with hot steamy rice and sambar