Brinjal rice (Vangi bath)

Herez one recipe which is made out of the universally hated vegetable "Bringal" / "Baingan"...As a kid I always hated Brinjal like most of you,realised of late that it can be tasty if made well....So you all remove this preconceived notion in your minds that brinjal is yeek...:)...Well..This recipe ..my mom had learnt it from her colleague and passed it on to me...
I am gonna make this for someone special for breakfast to office..Hope its liked....incidentally "baingan is not liked by him too"..all the best to me..

So here you go!!
Ingredients::
Brinjal(3 Nos)
Chana Dal (2tbps)
Urad Dal(2tbps)
Cinnamon (DalChini)(1-2 nos)
Cloves(1-2)
Red Chillis (As per taste)
Cooked Rice(3-4 cups)
Mustard (1-2 teaspoon)
Zeera(1-2 teaspoon)
Asafoedita(Hing)
Turmeric powder.
Tamarind paste.
Cashews.
Curry leaves.
Salt to taste.


Firstly roast chana dal,Urad Dal,Red chilli cloves and cinnamon on a pan and grind it into a powder.On a heated pan, add 2 tbsp of oil, add chana dal, urad dal, mustard, jeera and a pinch of asafoedita and fry till brown.Now add brinjal and fry again.Add salt and turmeric powder and let it cook for about 5-10 mins.Now add the powder thats made above and add 1 tbs of tamarind paste  and a pinch of jaggery.
To the gravy made add 4 cups of cooked rice and mix well.Add fried cashew or groundnuts and curry leaves for garnishing.Serve hot!