- Firstly, in a wok, add oil and heat it. Into it, add sliced onions and saute for few seconds. Add green chillies and cook until onions turn soft. Into it add chopped tomatoes, mix up well. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, mix up well. Saute until raw smell disappears. Cook the masala until oil starts leaving the masala. Add the eggplant pieces into the masala, mix up well. Cook the eggplant for 5-10 minutes. Add water, mix well. Add methi leaves, coriander leaves. Mix everything well and cook the whole curry until brinjal gets soft and cooked well. When curry forms a thick gravy and is cooked well turn off the heat. Serve the brinjal curry with rice.