Lasuni Bharli Vangi

Ingredients:

• Baby brinjals 1/4 kg
• Garlic 25 cloves
• Roasted peeled peanuts 3/4 cup
• Onion 1 small (finely chopped)
• Corriander leaves 1 tbspn (finely chopped)
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tspn
• Chilly powder 1/2 tspn
• Hing 1/4 tspn
• Jeera 1/2 tspn
• Mustard seeds 1/4 tspn
• Kanda lasoon masala 1 tbspn
• Goda masala 1/4 tspn or kolhapuri masala 1/2 tspn
• Tamarind  - tiny piece
• Oil 1 and 1/2 tbspn
• Salt and sugar (or jaggery)  to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash brinjals and slit them on 4 sides without breaking them.
2. Grind peanuts, 20 garlic cloves, jeera, kanda lasson masala, chilly powder, tamarind, 1/8 tspn turmeric powder and salt in mixer without water.
3. Add 2 tbspn water to soften the mixture.
4. Add onion and corriander leaves.
5. Stuff the mixture in brinjals. Keep some mixture for the gravy.
6. Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
7. Add mustard seeds, hing, remaining turmeric powder, 5 cloves chopped garlic, goda masala(or kolhapuri masala)
8. Add stuffed brinjals.
9. Toss them well.
10. Add water upto the level of brinjals.
11. Add salt and sugar(or jaggery) and extra chilly powder if you like.
12. Add remaining mixture of the stuffing.
13. Mix well and pressure cook till 2-3 whistles.
14. Serve hot with Chapati or Jawari bhakri.

Note: if you dont get Kanda lasoon masala and goda masala/kolhapuri masala, use any garam masala.