Sour Brinjal (Egg plant ) curry - Ambur Style

Biryani's best side dish every is Sour brinjal curry. I was searching for the exact ingredients for this recipe and each time I find something missing. At last, I'm lucky enough to get the original brinjal curry recipe from the lands of Ambur !! For my biryani, if this is going to be the side dish, I don't want anything else. Do try at home whenever you cook a biryani.

Ingredients 

• Bay leaf - 1/2 no 
• Cinnamon stick - 1/2 stick 
• Star anise - 1 no 
• Curry leaves - 6 nos 
• Green chilly - 4 nos 
• Sliced onion - 1 no 
• Chopped tomato - 1no 
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 
• Ginger Garlic paste - 3 tsp 
• Diced brinjal - 4 nos 
• Curry powder - 2 tsp 
• Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chopped Coriander leaves - 2 tsp 
• Tamarind  juice - 1/2 cup 
• Salt -For taste 

For curry 

1. In a pan, add 2 tsp of oil. Start to add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, star anise and curry leaves 
2. Add green chilly and onion and cook till soft 
   
   
   
3. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till the tomato mash completely 
4. Add turmeric powder and salt, cook for 2 minutes in low flame 
5. Add ginger garlic paste 
   
6. Add the diced brinjal (make big cuts) and coriander leaves 
7. Cook till the brinjal becomes soft 
8. Add the curry powder and chilly powder 
9. Add the tamarind juice and keep in low flame 
   
10. Add water if the curry is thick. 
11. Cook for 10 minutes in low flame and serve hot