Little Brinjals with Fresh Cream

Ingredients:

Fresh tender little Brinjals  -  200 gms
Onions                                   -  1 nos
Tomatoes                              -  2 nos
Green chilies                         -  2 - 3 nos
Coriander leaves                  -  1 table spoon
Jeera                                      -  1 tea spoon
Sauf (Fennel seeds)             -  1 tea spoon
Jeera powder                        -  1 tea spoon
Coriander powder                -  1 tea spoon
Chili powder                         -  1 tea spoon
Turmeric powder                 -  1 tea spoon
Fresh cream                         -  2 table spoons
Fresh curd                            -  1 table spoon
Sugar                                    -  1 tea spoon
Cooking oil
Salt to taste

1.  Wash, remove green stem parT and slit the brinjals without making them into pieces.
2.  Mix salt and 1/2 tea spoon of chili powder,  stuff the brinjals with the mixture.
3.  Finely chop onions, tomatoes and green chilies.
4.  Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel and add jeera and fennel seeds.
5.  As soon as they crackle add the finely chopped onions and green chilies.
6.  After the onions turn transparent add the finely chopped tomatoes.
7.  Stir fry till the tomatoes becomes soft and shapeless.
8.  Now add the brinjals, salt, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and jeera powder.
9.  Also add a the sugar and stir well.
10.Keep stirring every now and then till the brinjals are half cooked.
11.Now add the fresh cream and curd.  Keep the flame at low and allow the brinjals to cook till soft.
12.Remove from stove and garnish with fresh, finely chopped coriander leaves.
13.Serve hot with rice or roti.