Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    fleshy and round brinjal -- (eggplant)
                        tamarind -- (the size of a small
                        -- lemon)
   1      pinch         turmeric
   1      pinch         asafetida
   1      teaspoon      sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      black mustard seeds
     1/2  teaspoon      black gram dal
   1      teaspoon      oil
   2                    green chiles
   1                    stem coriander leaves
                        salt -- to taste

Preparation:

1. Roast the brinjal, turning it on all four sides. When soft, and when skin turns black and crackly, remove. Cool in water. Peel skin. Cut it carefully with a knife, checking to see if there are worms. If not, mash lightly. 2. Chop green chiles finely. 3. Add green chiles, salt, turmeric and sugar to the brinjal. 4. Soak tamarind - extract half a cup of thin tamarind juice. Add to brinjal. Mix. 5. Fry mustard, black gram dal, asafetida and coriander leaves. Season.