Asadu - Eggplant and Sweet potato in a tamarind gravy

Prep time - 10 mins
Cooking time - 20 - 25 mins
Serves - 2 approx

Ingredients :

Eggplant / Brinjal - 1 medium, cut into small cubes
Sweet potato - 1 medium, cut into small cubes
Tamarind - one small lemon sized ball
Thuvar dal
Turmeric
Salt to taste

For Seasoning :
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Green chillies - as per taste, finely chopped [ I used 3]
Oil

Procedure :

Cook thuvar dal along with turmeric.
Soak the tamarind in hot water and squeeze out the pulp into the water.
Add in the sweet potato and eggplant cubes into the tamarind water. [ You need enough tamarind water till the sweet potato and eggplant submerge]
Cook the mixture on medium heat till the sweet potato and eggplant become tender . Whisk the thuvar dal and add into the tamarind- vegetable mix along with salt.
Now in another small pan take oil, when hot add the mustard seeds. When they start to splutter add in the urad dal, asafoetida and stir for few seconds. Now add the curry leaves and chopped green chillies. Give it a quick stir and immediately remove from heat and add into the tamarind- vegetable mix. Stir well and cook for a minute and turn off the heat.

Serve with hot rice or with Chapathi.