Brinjal potato Curry

Ingredients:

Brinjal ( Small ones which would come inside your fist ) - 6 to 8

Potatoes - equal amount or a bit more than brinjals

Onions - one big

Chilllies - 3 - 4 small 

Curry leaves

Turmeric powder

Garam masala

Coriander powder ( if needed per your taste and preference )

Chili powder ( if needed per your taste and preference )

Tomato - 1 or 2 small

Ginger - 2 big spoons

Garlic - 1 big spoon

Cocunut milk - 1 to 2 small tins

Jaggery for taste

Pulp from Tamarind size of a small lemon.

Oil

Salt for taste

Step 1:

Cut brinjal and potatoes in medium sized pieces.

Add same into a frying pan, add curry leaves and slit chillies and some oil.

Cook until the potatoes look as if they are deep fried and brinjal is completely cooked.

Add turmeric powder and garam masala and mix it well. If the spices is sticking to the pan add some water. 

Step2: 

In another pan add litle bit of oil, curry leaves, chillies ( if needed) and onions. Fry it until onions turn golden brown. 

Add ginger paste, garlic paste and stir well.

After some time add tomatoes.

Once tomatoes are almost done add some turmeric powder, garam masala powder ( coriander, chilli and jeera powder per taste and preference ).  

Stir well and allow to cook.

Add cocunut milk and stir well. The gravy would turn yellowish brown. 

Add the vegetables prepared in step1. 

Add salt per taste and pinch of Jaggery for taste.

Cook for some time and add Tamarind pulp.

Stir well and cook on low heat until it boils.

Remove from flame and serve it with Chapati, Bread or Rice. 

Tip: Ginger can be added as much as you want. If you like it spicy add a bit more if not a bit less. 

Garlic though is added for flavor. Be careful, adding more may give strong garlic flavor diminishing other flavors.

Thanks to Arun!! Yummy!!