Gutti Vankaya Koora

Ingredients
green brinjals - 11
chillie powder - 2 tb sps
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
oil - 3 tb sps
1 1/2 cup of water.
salt to taste
for stuffing
1 cup sesame seeds
3 tb sps chana dal (senagapappu)
2 tb sps urad dal (minapappu)
4 garlic cloves (crushed)
2 elaichi
1 small stick of cinanmon
1 inch piece of ginger (chopped)
oil - 1 tb sp

Preparation
1. heat kadhai, add 1 tb sp of oil. Add chana dal, urad dal, choppped ginger, garlic, cloves, elaichi, cinanmon and fry for 3 minutes in low flame. add sesame seeds and fry till golden brown. switch of the flame, allow the mixture to cool and grind them to a tight paste adding little water if necessary.
2. Wash brinjals thoroughly in water and remove the stems. slit them in a plus shape.
3. Divide the ground paste into two halves(one for stuffing and the other for gravy).Carefully stuff the ground paste into each brinjal. use your left hand to separate the slits and stuff the paste with your right hand fingers slowly so that the brinjals do not break.
4. Heat 3 tb sps of oil in a kadhai, add curry leaves, and drop stuffed brinjals slowly. stir them for a few seconds gently and cover the pan with a lid. keep stirring occassionally and cover it with the lid again. Do this till the brinjals turn soft.
5. remove the lid, add the remaining portion of the ground paste, turmeric powder, chillie powder, salt,water and mix gently so that brinjals do not break.
6. raise the flame and allow the water to boil. once water has come to boil, lower the flame and cover with a lid. keep stirring ocassionally. As the gravy turns thick switch of the flame
7. Garnish with corinader and serve hot with steamed rice.