Eggplant in Mustard Sauce curry

*Eggplant in mustard sauce recipe*

Ingredients:

1. Purple egg plants - 4(medium size)
2. Turmeric powder - 1tsp
3. Sugar - 2tsp
4. Cloves - 2
5. Dry red chillies - 3
6. Oil for frying
7. Salt to taste

For mustard sauce:

1. Mustard seeds - 1tbsp
2. Garlic - 2pods
3. Ginger - 1" piece
4. Green chillies - 4-5

Method:

• Cut the egg plant into round pieces.Rub salt and turmeric into them and keep aside.
• Grind all the ingredients for the mustard sauce into a fine paste.
• Heat enough oil in a pan to deep-fry the eggplant pieces. Fry a few pieces at a time till the pieces are a light brown.Place on a paper towel to drain out excess oil.
• Remove the oil from the pan leaving only 2tsp.Add the cloves and red chillies and the mustard sauce to the oil and fry for a minute longer.
• Add the fried eggplant and sugar.Mix well.

Serve hot with rice or chapathi.