Brinjal Tomato masala

Ingredients:

1. Small brinjal - 10-12
2. Onion sliced - 1.5 cups
3. Tomato chopped - 1.5 cups
4. Sesame, toasted - 2 tbs
5. Fennel seeds/ perunjeerakam - 1/2 tsp
6. Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
7. Chilli powder - 1 tsp
8. Green chilli - 3
9. Shallots/ chuvannulli - 1 cup
10. Ginger, chopped - 1 tsp
11. Garlic , chopped - 1 tsp
12. Oil - 2 tbs
13. Sugar - 1 tsp
14. Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
17. Curry leaves - few

Method:

1. Cut slits in brinjal without cutting through the ends
2. In a blender, coarsely blend 4 to 11
3. Heat oil in a pan
4. Add mustard seeds to it 
5. When mustard seeds splutter, add curry leaves to it
6. Sauté onion sliced in the hot oil until translucent 
7. Add turmeric powder and tomatoes and sauté again
8. Add blended spice mixture and brinjals to it and mix well
9. Close the pan with a lid and cook in medium high flame for 5-8 minutes 
10. Open the lid and add 2 cups water, sugar and salt in it
11. Cook with closed lid for about 15-20 minutes until brinjal is cooked well and water is almost dried. Stir 1 or 2 times in between
12. Once the brinjal masala has reached the consistency you like, switch off the flame 

Serve this masala with Biryani or Rotis.