QUICK BRINJAL RICE

NOTE: Wondering what to do with left over rice/No worries..Wondering what to pack for lunch???Here is a recipe which is simple to cook and delicious to eat.

U NEED:
Purple brinjal: 200 gms
Left over cooked rice :2 cups  or
Any good quality rice: 1&1/2 cups soaked in water for 20 mins.
Shallots( small onions): 1/2 cup peeled
Garlic pod: 2 peeled and slit fine
Masala: Roast in oil till coconut scrapings until light brown and grind to a fine dry powder) 
Oil: 2 tsp
Whole dhaniya: 2 tsp
Cloves:3
Cinnamon stick: 2
Cardamom: 2
Urad dal: 1 tsp
Channa dal: 1 tsp
Khus Khus: 1 tsp
Red chillies: 5
Hing: 1/2 tsp
Coconut scraping: 3 tsp
Curry leaves:3 tsp
Salt and sugar
Ghee: 3 tablsp
Cashews: 2 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp

METHOD:
1. Clean and chop brinjal to fine pieces.Heat Ghee in a pan.When hot add the mustard seeds and jeera.Saute. Now add the slit garlic and toss well.Add the peeled shallots and continue frying.
2. Add chopped brinjal and stir well.Add 1/2 tso haldi powder.Cook on slow fire till the vegetable is cooked.
3. Meanwhile if using fresh rice,then drain water from the soaked rice and wash well. Add 1&1/4 cup water and pressure cook for one whistle.Open lid and cool rice on a plate.Ensure the grains are separate.Set aside.
4. Once the brinjal is cooked add the cooked rice or left-over rice and mix well.Add salt and 1 tsp sugar.Add the dry powder and mix well.Add curry leaves. Your mixed brinjal rice is ready.
5. Garnish with some fried cashews and more curry leaves sand serve with pappad and raita.