Brinjal Fry

Ingredients:

Brinjals – 600gms
Curry Leaves – Handful (Wash curry leaves and dry them in shade to remove all the water)
Vepudukaram – 5-6tsps
Oil to Deep Fry

Method:

Wash brinjals and pat dry them with a dry cloth to remove water. Heat a pan and add oil to deep fry the brinjals. Cut the brinjals vertically into two pieces. When the oil is hot enough drop the cut brinjlas and fry them on medium heat. Fry the brinjals till they turn golden in color. Drain them on to a newspaper/paper napkin to remove excess oil. Fry all the brinjals in oil and drain them on to the newspaper/paper napkin.

Fry the curry leaves in hot oil till crisp. Drain them on to a newspaper/paper napkin to remove excess oil. When cool, crush the curry leaves with fingers. Add the crushed curry leaves to the vepudukaram and mix well with fingers. Now the mixture is ready to stuff the fried brinjals.

Take each brinjal piece and spread sufficient mixture and press lightly with fingers. Stuff each brinjal piece in the similar way and arrange them in a serving plate. Serve this stuffed brinjals with hot rice.