Baigan Patiala / Eggplant stir fry

I am a big fan of non-vegetarian dishes. I can literally eat it everyday. While my hubby gets bored of them soon and likes many veggies in his diet. Eggplant is his favorite veggie and he loves it the amchi way "Vaigana talasani" stir fried in oil with lotsa garlic and salt.
I had read about this dish in a magazine while I was in India and vaguely remembered it. I may have missed a few ingredients but the end result was a good eggplant dish and a happy husband! ;)

Ingredients:


2 Eggplants/Brinjals sliced like french fries but not too long

1 Onion, sliced

2 Medium tomatoes, chopped

2 Green Chillies, chopped (can increase if you can handle more heat)

1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1/4 tsp Amchoor powder/Dried Mango Powder

1/2 tsp Onion seeds/Nigella/Kalonji seeds

1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder (add more if needed)

1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/2 tsp garam masala/Kitchen King Masala

Salt

2 tblsp Oil


Method:

In a pan/wok, add oil when hot add cumin & Kalonji seeds when they sizzle add onions and saute till brown - you can add some sugar for them to brown faster. Now add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies fry for a few minutes then add red chilli, turmeric,mango powder, garam masala & mix well.

Add the tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are mushy and you can mash them with a wooden spoon.
Now mix in the eggplants, add salt, cover and let it cook till the eggplants are done. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with roti's.

Note:
I have also tried lightly frying the eggplants before adding them. This surely enhances the taste of the dish but even without frying the dish is great.