Brinjal Curry Andhra Style

I learnt this dish from one of my Andhra friend, Raji. She is a nice cook and a good friend. Thanks for this recipe Raji. We loved it.

1 and 1/2 finely chopped onions

2 big tomatoes finely chopped

4 or 5 garlic cloves finely chopped/grated

1 inch ginger grated

Few brinjals, each slit or cut into 4 pieces length wise

2 tsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp sambar powder or to taste

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/4 cup of dry roasted peanut powder

1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

In a pan tamper urud dhal, mustard, curry leaves, jeera. Then add onions, garlic and ginger to it. Sauté well until the onions turn color. Then add tomatoes and add a little salt so that the tomatoes cook really well and soon. Make sure everything added in the pan until now should be mashed together, with no chunks left out. Then add turmeric powder, sambar powder, garam masala and the rest of the salt and add a little water. Wait until the raw smell of the masalas are gone. Then add the brinjal to it and close the pan with a lid. Wait for 5 mins or so until it is cooked on one side and then flip it over and do the same until the brinjal is cooked well. Then add dry roasted peanut powder to it at the end, and mix it thoroughly. Add chopped coriander leaves at the end. This yummy dish is ready in minutes. This goes well with Rice/Roti.

 

Law of Garbage Truck

I usually get FWD'd emails from one of my friend every morning. One such email made a real sense.. which I wish I followed. I will try to ... hope this helps you as well.

One day, I hopped into a taxi and took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly, a black car, jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed the brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, was really friendly. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'
He explained, "Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. NEVER take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on with the routine life." Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...... 'Love the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't.'
A very rightly said quote: Life is 10% what you make and 90% how you take!!!!