Brinjals In Chilli Garlic Sauce

Ingredients
For sauce:
1-1/2 cups fresh thick tomato puree
2 tbsp. tomato sauce
3 tsp.red Chilli sauce
1 tsp. Chilli oil (refer below)
1/2 tsp. Ginger grated
1 tsp. Garlic crushed
1 tsp. Sugar
salt to taste
3 tbsp. oil 3 long tender brinjals
3 bulbs spring onions with greens
2-3 pinches ajinomoto
1/4 tsp. salt

Method
1. Thoroughly mix all ingredients together, keep aside. Cut brinjals lengthwise in halves, discarding stem. Chop spring onions and greens fine.
2. Heat oil in a flat bottomed nonstick shallow pan. Place brinjals skins up next to each other into hot oil.
3. Allow to fry till light brown. Flip and fry skin side. If pan is small fry a few at a time.
4. Add spring onions in rremaining oil, stirfry for 2-3 minutes. Add sauce and allow to come to a boil.
5. Simmer on low for 3 minutes. Put back fried brinjals gently, and allow sauce to resume boil.
6. Take off fire, garnish with choice herbs or coriander, serve hot.

Note: To make chilli oil Add 5-6 broken dry red chillies to 5 tbsp. very hot oil.
Cool for 2 hours. Strain and bottle. Use as required.

Variation: One can top the dish with mozarella cheese and bake under a grill
to melt.