Thought I'd try making Brinjal Pickle... used to make this quite frequently when we lived in PNG (a long time ago) but it was always such a chore. So looked for my old recipe which somehow seems to be lost. I therefore went to the internet and found several, but none had the ingredients that I remembered.The closest was one from Recipezaar... (Neera Verma's). I made adjustments and converted the recipe for the Thermomix. It turned out tasting nearly like what I used to make ... but beware it is very hot!!!!
Ingredients500g egg plant
10-15g ginger
15g red chillies
5 green chillies
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
1/2 cup peanut oil ... I used grape seed oil
1/2 cup vinegar
Method1. dry roast seeds... 6-7 minutes 100
O speed 1. Let cool then...
2. Mill 20-30 seconds speed 9
3. Add red chillies and ginger with a little vinegar ( stops the smell coming from the chillies nearly killing you!!!
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5-10 seconds speed 8
4. Add oil and saute this mix until a nice red colour approx 3 minutes at 100
O speed 1
5. Add green chillies, salt and remaining vinegar mix well 20-30 seconds speed 5
Add sliced egg plant and cook 10 minutes at 100
o 
speed 1 until egg plant is softened
7. Cool completely then store in container in fridge. Keeps for at least a fortnight.
HintsNext time I make this I will add a teaspoon of tumeric as this was a flavour and colour that was missing.
Beware this was very hot so choose your chillies to your taste.
It makes heaps ... so lots of little jars to give away!
