Noone Vankaiye - Spicy Brinjal Fry

Ingredients:

Make a dry powder mix of:
Coriander seeds - 3 tsp
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Whole Cloves - 6
Cardamom - 6
Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

Onion - 1 and 1/2 large no. (finely chopped)
Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
Tomato paste - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Brown Jaggery - small lime size
Small purple eggplants - 6 (slit like a flower in the center)
Oil
Salt

Method:

Heat oil in a deep nonstick pan,  fry the above on low flame until the oil seperates from the masala. Add the jaggery last. In a seperate pan, fry the eggplant for about 30 seconds. Once cooled, stuff the eggplants with the masala. Place these stuffed eggplants with the rest of the masala and cook for sometime.

Best eaten with White rice and rasam, my favorite combination!