- Take oil in a hot pan and add eggplant pieces in it. Now add salt and let it cook with a lid on it, till they become soft on a slow flame. On the other side take another pan and when it becomes hot add dry coconut to dry roast. When the color changes take them on a plate and again dry roast red chilies, coriander seeds and add little oil. Add cumin seeds, sesame seeds, tamarind, turmeric and mix well. Transfer in a mixie jar and make a coarse powder. In the same mix also add eggplant pieces and grind it again to make a coarse chutney. At last, just add the tempering on it and serve