Name: Gutti vankaya kura or curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 4 to 6 brinjals ( or vankayalu (young egg plants)); 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; ¾ cup onions (thinly sliced ); 1 tomato (small , chopped (optional)); 2 green chili ( slit); 1 to 1½ tbsp lemon juice ( or tamarind paste as needed); 1 Handful coriander leaves (chopped ); 1 sprig curry leaves; ¼ tsp mustard; ½ tsp cumin ((or jeera)); 2 tbsp oil; 4 tbsp peanuts; 2 tbsp coconut ( desiccated or fresh coconut); 1 to 2 tbsp sesame seeds ( or nuvvulu (optional)); 1 tbsp coriander seeds ((or sabut daniya)); ½ tsp cumin ((or jeera)); 1 cinnamon stick (small (or dalchini, optional)); 2 cloves ((or laung, optional)); 2 green cardamom ((or elaichi, optional)); 4 to 6 red chilies ( or 1 tsp red chili powder (byadgi chilies or any red chili pow))