Brinjal rice

Made few variations to Kavitha's Brinjal rice . 

Ingredients:

• Cooked rice - 2 cups
• Gongura pickle(Priya brand) - 2 tsp. 
• Brinjal - 6
• Small onions - 10
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Urid dhal  - 1/2 tsp.
• Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp.
• Groundnuts - 10
• Cashews - 5
• Salt
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Gingelly Oil
• Chili powder - see recipe below

To grind :

• Dried red chili - 3
• Whole pepper 3
• Dhaniya seeds 
• Chana dhal / kadalai paruppu
• Whole urad dhal
• Grated coconut 

Method :

             Heat a kadai and dry fry ingredients given in to grind list and allow it cool and grind it into fine powder and set aside. Pressure cook rice and keep it ready . Peel skin of small onions and chop brinjal lengthwise and immerse it in bowl of water . 

Heat a kadai and add ginglley oil + mustard seeds + urid dhal + methi seeds + cashews+ groundnuts +  small onions + curry leaves and fry till done then add brinjal + salt and cook well to this add the grounded powder + turmeric powder and mix it well + gongura pickle + Salt and cook till done . 

Take a bowl and add the cooked rice to this add brinjal + onion mix and mix it well serve with Potato curry or chips