Kathirikai or brinjal or eggplant,is a very low calorie vegetable and fats. It helps maintain of hair, skin, nails. It tastes so awesome and this is how we make it.
Ingredients: |
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| Small Brinjals | – 10 to12 |
| Onion | – 1 |
| Tomatoes | – 2 |
| Tamarind | – lemon sized lump |
For Masala powder |
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| Channa dal/bengal gram | – 2 tbsp. |
| Coriander seeds/Dhania | – 3 tbsp. |
| Urad dal | – 1½ tbsp. |
| Red chillies | – 10 to12 |
| Coconut | – 2 tbsp. |
For Seasoning: |
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| Mustard seeds | – 1 tsp. |
| Fenugreek | – ½ tsp. |
| Asafoetida / hing | – a pinch |
| Curry leaves | – a handful |
| Oil | – 4½ tbsp. |
| Salt | – as needed |
Method:
- Soak tamarind in about 4 cups of hot water for 30 minutes.
- Extract tamarind juice and discard its pulp.
- Heat a tsp. of oil in a kadai and fry the ingredients mentioned under spice powder adding coconut at the end.
- Powder it coarsely in a mixie and keep aside.
- Wash brinjals, discard the stem and cut into plus shape.
- Now stuff the brinjals with the masala powder we prepared and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai/pan, add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add fenugreek seeds, hing and curry leaves.
- Add onion cut into fine pieces and fry till transparent.
- Now add tomatoes cut into fine pieces and cook till it becomes mushy.
- Then add the stuffed brinjals,turmeric powder and salt. Cook on low flames stirring in between.
- When brinjals are half cooked, add tamarind extract, the remaining masala powder if any and salt if needed ( as we have added some for the brinjals).
- Cook till the gravy thickens slightly and oil floats on the top.
- Ennai kathirikai Kulambu is ready to be served with hot steamed rice.
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