Ingredients
1 eggplant (peeled or unpeeled as you desire);
1 potato;
1 onion;
vegetable oil;
1/2 stick cinnamon;
2 dried red chilis broken in 1/2;
seeds from 12 cardomom pods;
1 bay leaf;
1/2 teaspoon turmeric;
2 teaspoons cumin;
1/2 teaspoon salt;
1/2 teaspoon sugar;
water
Preparation
Cut the eggplant and potato into roughly the same size pieces. Chop the onion. Heat 1/4" oil in wok. Add the cinnamon and chilis, then the cardamom seeds and bay leaf; then the onion. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the potato and cook another 5 minutes. Add the eggplant. At your discretion add more oil so that the eggplant gets fried. Add the turmeric, cumin, salt and sugar, a small amount of water and cover and cook for about 10 minutes.