I love this as a sambal goes with most curries
½ Kg or as required Small variety Purple Brinjals.
2 tbspns Pepper Corns;
Jeera Seeds 1 Tspn;
Black Yellu ½ tspn;
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp.
Curry Leaves (few);
Salt to taste;
Vinegar ¼ bottle;
A tablespoon of tamirind paste
4 tbl spoons of veg oil
Chillie Powder 1-2 Tbspns.- or to taste.
Method:
Remove Stalks & Calyx from Brinjals, make 2 deep insertions on the Brinjals where the Stalk & Calyx was removed, wash , drain & keep aside. Take a Kadai( like a wok) add Oil, when hot add the Brinjals & fry till it is half cooked. In the meantime make a coarse paste with the spices (except for the Chillies) & Vinegar grind all the spices with Vinegar no water - keep aside. When the Brinjals are half cooked add the ground spice paste & fry the masala till oil comes to the surface & the masala has coated the brinjals. Now add the Tamarind paste, Chilli Powder & Salt mix well & allow to cook & thicken. When required thickness has been achieved, remove from heat, & leave to cool Bottle & keep. This Pickle could be served with Curd Rice, Lime Rice, Pulaos, Fried Rice, Briyanis etc.,