Mani iyer mess special " Brinjal and potato fry"

 Brinjal and potato fry, this recipe I first tasted at Mani Iyer Mess at Singapore branch. This place serves wonderful vegetarian meals and sambar is the showstopper. I really liked the way they have cooked brinjal and potato, without mashing the veggies and the masala was making a wonderful coating on them. I wanted to recreate this recipe, this is not their original recipe. I tried making the original recipe and I was able to get 90% of the original taste.

Ingredients :  

• Diced Brinjal - 1 cup 
• Boiled diced potato - 1 cup 
• Dry red chilly - 3 nos 
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp 
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp 
• Sliced Onion - 1 no 
• Slit chilly -3 nos 
• Chopped tomato - 1 no 
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp 
• Chettinad masala powder - 1 tsp 
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp 
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp 
• Salt - for taste 
• Chopped coriander - 2 tsp 
• Curry leaves - 5 nos 

For Fry 

1. Boil potato with salt required 
2. In a pan, add 1 tsp oil, fry brinjal for 3-4 minutes in low flame and keep aside 
   
3. Pan fry the boiled potato similar way separately 
4. In the same pan, add 2 tsp of oil add dry red chilly, fennel seeds and cumin seeds. 
5. Add onion, chilly and curry leaves and cook for 3 minutes 
   
6. Add chopped tomato and turmeric powder and cook till soft 
7. Add Chettinad masala powder (Check my link for the recipe Chettinad masala powder  ) 
   
8. Add coriander and chilly powder.
9. Add 1/4 cup of water and cook for 2 minutes 
   
10. Once the curry gets thick add the fried potato and brinjal 
11. Add salt required for the curry and coriander 
    
12. Cook till the masala coats the veggie 

Serve hot with any south Indian meals or can also try with phulkas :)