Ingredients

Brinja(Egg plant)l-1

Small onions-25nos

or

Big onion -3medium

Ginger-1 small piece

Garlic-2 pods

Curry leaves-1 string

Pepper-10

Chilly powder-1/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Green chilly-1

Tomato-1 big

Salt – to taste

Thick coconut milk-1/4 cup

Coconut Oil-for frying

For Marination

Chilly powder-1/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt-to taste

Method

Take one big brinjal and cut lengthwise.(take middle  portion into 2 thick pieces.)

Marinate with chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt for 1 hour.

Make  a fine paste of pepper ,ginger ,garlic ,chilli powder,green chilli,turmeric powder ,curry leaves

Heat a pan.Saute onions ..When it become light golden colour add ground paste and saute for 3-4 minutes in low flame or until the raw smell of the masala goes ..

 

Now add chopped tomato and salt..Saute till the tomatoes are done..

Finally add coconut milk.Mix well and remove from the fire and keep aside

After one hour shallow fry the marinated brinjal pieces.

Take clean banana leaf..Slightly smoke the leaf over the flame.If u don’t have banana leaf u can use aluminium  foil or baking paper.Put  small portion of onion gravy in the leaf and keep the brinjal fry  and top it with another portion of the gravy…Again do the same for the rest of the pieces ..Wrap the brinjal by folding the leaf.

Heat a nonstick pan .Place these banana wraps and cook well both sides in low flame .about 20 minutes.

U can change the spice according to ur convenience

Love

🙂

Veena