Chounth Wangun aka Green Apple Curry

Ingredients

• 1 lb. granny Smith Apples (2 apples)
• 4 small eggplants / Indian egg plant
• ¼ tsp or pinch of asafoetida / heeng
• 2 whole dried red chili pepper
• 2 whole cloves / laung
• ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1 ½ tbsp Kashmiri chili powder or Paprika
• 4-5 tbsp oil
• 1 ½ cup water
• ½ tsp ground ginger / sonth
• ½ tsp ground fennel / saunf powder
• ½ tsp whole cumin / jeera sabot
• ½ tsp cumin / Jeera powder
• ½ tsp. Turmeric / Haldi Powder
• 1 tsp salt or as per taste
• ½ tsp Vear Masala / Kashmiri tiki Masala
• 2 or 3 Green Chilies
• 1 tsp. lemon juice (Optional)