Mix chilly powder, salt and turmeric. Slice Brinjal lengthwise, till the tip (don’t cut into pieces) and apply spice mix on the inner faces and keep aside for 30 minutes. Grind the small onion, ginger chilly and cumin seeds together to get a fine paste. Heat oil and deep fry brinjal and keep aside Remove the oil leaving 1 tbsn in the pan and add onion and fry till brown. Add ground paste and fry till oil separates. Add tomato, salt and little sugar. Mash tomato well and add enough water as per required consistency and bring to a boil. Put brinjal and cook covered for about 5 minutes on law flame. Remove brinjal and put them in serving dish and pour the gravy on them. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.