Kathirikkaai Coconut Milk Gravy

Ingredients:

1.Brinjal - 10
2.Red Onion -1 (finely chopped)
3.Tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
4.Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
5.Green chilli - 1 (sliced)
6.Oil  -  2  tbsp
7.Mustard - 1 tsp
8.Sombu - 1 tsp
9.Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch size
10.Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
11.Turmeric powder - a pinch
12.Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp
13.Corriander / Dhaniya Powder - 3 tsp
14.Coconut Milk - 1 cup (150 ml) / coconut milk extracted from half of a coconut.
15.Corriander leaves - 1 tbsp (to garnish).

Method to Make kathirikaai coconut Milk Masala:

1.Wash kathirikai and cut them to fingure size pieces.
2.The inner portion of kathirikai tend to turn brown soon, to avoid that soak the pieces in water until we use them to cook.
3.Heat Oil in a Pan or Kadaai. add mustard, sombu and cinnamon, let the mustard splutter and add curry leaves.
4.Then add finely chopped onion's and saute it till it turns translucent.
5.Then add sliced green chilly and ginger garlic paste and saute along with onions.
6.Then add chopped tomatoes and mix well with the onions.
7.Add turmeric powder, salt to taste and red chilly powder and corriander powder and mix well with the onions and tomatoes.
8.Once the masala's are nicely mixed up with the onions, the add the brinjals. and mix well with masala's.
9.Add little water and coconut milk in slow flame.
10.Let the curry boil for few minutes.
11.After 4 or 5 minutes in slow flame.
12.Remove the curry to a serving dish and garnish with corriander leaves.