Grind all the ingredients needed for the masala. Keep it aside.
Cut Onions and Tomatoes into fine pieces.
Clean the Brinjals and remove the stalk. Some makes this curry with the stalk.
Make four incursions on the Brinjals without cutting it fully.
Once the masala is ready, apply the masala into the Brinjals.
Put the cooking oil in a tawa, once its hot add mustard seeds, onions, curry leaves.
When its brown, add tomatoes to it. Add the Brinjals when the tomatoes are well cooked.
Fry for few mins, then add water and cook it covered till brinjals are well cooked. It might take around 30 mins to get the Brinjals well cooked.
Once ready serve it hot with rice or chapattis.