Ingredients

• 4 ounces ginger (5 inch)
• 6 ounces garlic cloves (3 North American large pods or 6 small pods)
• 5 ounces chili powder
• 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons black mustard seeds, powdered
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds, roasted and powdered
• 3/4 cup salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups mustard oil (Indian grocery store) or 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tamarind pulp or 1 1/2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• curry leaf, from Indian grocery store
• 1 1/4 cups vinegar
• 1 1/2 kg eggplants (brinjal)
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds, roasted and powdered