Green Brinjal/Eggplant & Egg Stir fry/Thoran

Tired of eating Brinjal/ Eggplant in the same form? Try this recipe. Its a simple, quick brinjal stir fry with egg. Extremely simple and tasty. I love eggs since childhood and now my son does too. My mother used to add in eggs for most of the leafy veggies which I would refuse to eat otherwise. One such recipe is up on the blog and you check that HERE. This recipe uses coconut so we can term it as thoran (kerala style coconut based stir fry) but usually in a thoran its just coconut and some mild spices. In this recipe I have added 1/2 tomato as well. You can completely avoid either the tomato or the coconut. Either way it will be tasty. Lets see how its done: Step by step images given for reference

PS: Make sure to see notes at the end for tips.
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Ingredients:

• 2 Green Long brinjal (or any brinjal)**
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 1/2 tomato chopped (optional)
• 2 pods garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
• 1 tsp Jeera/ cumin seeds
• 1/2 cup grated coconut (optional)**
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Chilli powder
• 2 Tsp meat masala 
• Salt - to taste
• 2 Eggs (Can use one as well)

Method: 

1. Take a pan/ kadai, add oil. Once its hot add cumin seeds and let it splutter
2. Add ginger and garlic, saute for few seconds
3. Add onion and saute till it changes colour 
4. Add tomatoes and mix well. Let it cook for 2 mins
5. Add in the turmeric, chilli powder, meat masala along with salt and combine well
6. Come the pan with a lid and allow everything to be well cooked for about 2-3 mins
7. If you feel, its sticking to the pan, add 2 tbsp water and cook
8. Once the tomatoes are well mashed, add in the cut brinjal ** 
9. Mix it well and on medium to high heat start cooking it. Make sure not to put any water 
10. After 5 mins, close the pan with the lid and cook. In between stir to avoid sticking to the pan
11. Once its half cooked, add in the coconut (Optional) and mix well
12. Make a well in between the pan and add eggs and scramble it and mix well until well combined.
13. Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander if you like. Serve hot with chappati/roti or even with rice as a side dish. 

Notes: 

• Make sure not to add any water to the brinjal while cooking. It will become mushy. 
• You can use this same recipe using the purple long brinjal as well. The smaller ones won't be so tasty for this recipe. They are perfect for Barta's 
• You can avoid using eggs and just make it as a coconut stir fry. Similarly you can avoid coconut and make it like a normal sabji
• I usually use 2 eggs, but 1 egg is also perfectly good for this 

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