Vazhuthananga (Green Brinjal) Thoran/ Poriyal

                                                                 
Ingredients:
Vazhuthananga (Green Brinjal) - 3 cups
Onion - 1 big
Green Chili - 3
Coconut - 1 cup scrapped
Cooking oil - 2 spoons
Mustard seeds - 1/4 spoon
Salt - As required
Curry leaves - 10 to 12
Turmeric powder -a little

Preparation:
Cut vazhuthananga (green brinjal) into small slices as shown in the picture 

and put it in to water.

squeeze the water apart and and keep it aside. Chop one big onion into small pieces and set aside.

Directions:
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Add curry leaves, green chillies and onion in order.

add a pinch of turmeric powder and stir well until onion turns pale brown. Add enough salt. Put the cut vazhuthananga into it and mix well until the ingredients mix uniformly.

Sprinkle some water so that it does not get dried. Reduce the flame and cover the pan. Wait for sometime until it cooks. Once in a while stir to avoid it from sticking to the pan. When the vazhuthananga gets cooked well, add scraped coconut and stir well to spread it. Put off the flame and keep pan covered for 5 minutes. Then it can be readily served as a side dish for hot rice.

This poriyal / thoran / upperi goes well with rice.