For preparing brinjal curry, first slit the brinjal into 4 pieces and put in salted water.
Heat a little oil in a pan and fry sesame seeds and poppy seeds.
Add ginger and grated coconut. Fry for a while till the coconut becomes brown.
4)Add fried peanuts and chilly powder to the coconut mixture before removing the pan from flame.
Add turmeric powder and required salt. Grind the fried ingredients to a fine paste.
Take half of the ground paste and coat the brinjal pieces. Keep this aside.
Heat some oil in a pan and fry the sliced onions. Add the tomato pieces and saute for a few seconds.
Add the remaining ground mixture, brinjal pieces and green chillies. Mix well and saute for sometime.
Add 1 cup of water and boil. Reduce the heat and let the brinjal curry simmer.
When the brinjal pieces are done, add tamarind extract and required salt.
Boil the brinjal curry and remove from fire.
Easy brinjal curry is ready and serve hot.