Name: Vankaya pachadi (Brinjal chutney)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 4 brinjals (, small. (about 1 ¼ cup of pieces)); 3 to 4 green chilies (( slit, adjust to taste)); 1 large tomato (chopped (little more than ½ cup)); ½ teaspoon cumin ( for grinding); ¾ to 1 teaspoon tamarind paste (or lemon juice (adjust to taste)); 1 to 2 garlic cloves ((adjust to taste)); 1 pinch turmeric; ⅓ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste)); 1 sprig coriander leaves (chopped finely); 1 pinch mustard; 1 pinch cumin ( for seasoning); 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 Pinch urad dal ((skinned black gram) (optional)); 1 dried red chili (broken ); 1 tablespoon oil; 1 pinch hing (asafoetida (optional))