Hyderabadi bagara baingan

Ingredients

• 10 Baby eggplants
• 4 tablespoons Ground nut Oil
• 1 Onion (coarsely chopped)
• 1/2 tablespoon Ginger minced
• 1/2 tablespoon Garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon Coriander seeds
• 1/4 cup Sesame seeds (white)
• 1/2 teaspoon Black mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon Nigella / kalonji
• 5 Dry red chilli
• 1/4 cup Groundnuts / peanuts
• 1/4 cup Channa dal / Bengal gram
• 3/4 cup Desiccated coconut
• 4 Kashmiri red chillies (soaked in water)
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 3 tablespoons Tamarind paste
• Garlic flakes: few
• Curry leaves: few
• salt to taste