Vankaya Menthikaram (Stuffed small eggplant with spicemix)

Ingredients:
1.Small egg plants - 10Nos
2. Onion -  1 Nos
3. Urad dal
4. Chana dal
5. Whole Dhaniya 
6. Whole Jeera
7. Methi seeds 
8. Red chillies    
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1.First hold the eggplant with the stalk in one hand and slice the eggplant on the other side of the eggplant .
Note: Do not cut the eggplants till the end of the stalk
2. Stuff the eggplant with the Menthikaram powder.
3. Put some oil and fry the onions in a pan till golden brown,
4. Add the stuffed eggplant to the fried onions.
5. Cover the pan with the lid after sprinkling few drops of water.
6.Let it cook for 10 mins and turn the eggsplants.
7. Add pea size tamarind to the pan or 1/4 spoon of tamarind juice to the curry and cover the pan with the lid.
8.Fry the eggpalants till golden brown color and make sure that they do not turn black.
9.Remove the tamarind after some time if the pea size tamarind is added.
10. Serve with Rice. (This a traditional and authentic vegetarian delicacy).

Menthikaram Powder:
1. Urad dal -2 spoons
2. Chana dal- 2 spoons
3. Whole Dhaniya 1/4 cup(4-5 spoons dhaniya powder)
4. Whole Jeera      1/8 cup (2-3 spoons Jeera powder)
    Note: Jeera should be 1/2 of dhaniya  added
5. Methi seeds 1/4 spoon
6. Red chillies    8 count

Take all the above ingredients and mix them in a grinder.with salt to taste.