Vankaya Senagapappu Koora

Ingredients:
Egg Plant - 4, wash and cut them into thin long slices
1 small onion - cut them into small pieces
4 curry leaves
1/2 cup senagapappu (bengal gram)
2 tbsp red chilli powder
A pinch of turmeric
2 tbsp oil

Method:

• In a bowl, add bengal gram, wash thoroughly, add a cup of water and  microwave for 12min or pressure cook till they are soft but not mushy. Strain and keep aside
• In a pan, add oil and when it is hot, add curry leaves and onion pieces and fry till the onions are translucent
• Add eggplant pieces, salt and turmeric and mix well and cook till eggplant pieces are half soft
• At this point, add boiled bengal gram to the curry, add chilli powder, mix well and cook on slow fire by mixing the curry in between till the eggplant pieces are totally soft.

Yummy curry is now ready to eat! This curry goes well with Roti than rice!