Brinjal/Capsicum stuffed curry

Ingredients for the stuff: [The below quantities of stuff goes for approx 400 gms of vegetable.]


1. Onion - 2 medium sized.
2. Garlic - 3/4 pods
3. Coconut - 1/4th of a half.
4. Fried peanuts(without oil) - skin peeled - 1 cup.
5. Tamarind paste - 4 tea spoons.
6. Pudina leaves - 1/4th cup.
7. Coriander leaves - 1/4th cup (or) powder - 2 tea spoons
8. Jeera powder - 2 tea spoons.
9. Methi powder - 1 tea spoon.
10. Curry leaves - 1 twig.
11. Chilli powder and salt - according to your taste.

Grind all above ingredients and fry it in 1 table spoon of oil. You have to fry until that 1 table spoon of oil comes out and float.

Brinjal/Capsicum Fry:
Slit/Cut brinjal/capsicum lengthwise without halving them, leaving it as a whole piece. Fry this in 2 tbsp oil, separate till cooked. If you don't want more oil, add less oil, sprinkle water and cover the lid so that it gets cooked with steam.

Final: Now, stuff the mixture in the cooked brinjal/capsicum and then microwave that or fry for 5 mins.
This tastes best with hot rice.

It looks similar like below once its done:

Also, you can prepare curries for roti, by adding boiled channa or any other pulses to this stuff and cook together.