Hi Ami,
Just now I saw your request for eggplant pakodi. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

10 -12 small eggplant (vankayalu)
1/2 cup Besan flour
2 - 3 sp red chillypowder
1 sp Ajwan (omam in Tamil)
1/2 sp Saffron colour
Salt to taste
oil to fry

If you want to stuff, prepare 'alu masala' as per your taste.

Method:

Dont remove the stem of the eggplant.
Wash clean and cut into 4 without spoiling the stem.
Cut the eggplant like this +
Just steam the eggplants for about 5 min. That is half cook the eggplants.
Mix red cilly powder, ajwan and salt.
Stuff this in eggplants.
(If you want to stuff potato please make potato curry of your choice and stuff.)
Keep them in a plate.
Now pour some water in a bowl and put the flour, 1/2 sp red chilly powder, Salt, 1/2 sp ajwan and saffron colour.
Make it like a thick paste.
Dip the eggplants by holding the stem.
Deep fry in hot oil. Remove when they are golden brown.
Serve with chutney or tomato ketchup.


After trying this give me a feed back.