Ennai kathirikkai

This is a South Indian spicy dish which is taken along with rice and any curries. People who don’t like Eggplant/brinjal will definitely become a eggplant lover if they taste this.

Ingredients:

• Small brinjals/eggplant : 8
• Cooking oil : 3 tbsp
• Tamarind paste : 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
• Curry leaves : a few
• Salt to taste

For masala:

• Oil: 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds : 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
• Urad dal : 1 tsp
• Channa dal : 1 tbsp
• Sesame – 1 tbsp
• Black pepper – 1 tsp
• Cloves -2
• Red chillies: 8 (if small 9-10)
• Coconut : 1/2 cup
• Peanuts : 2 tbsp
• Asafoetida : a pinch
• Salt to taste

Method of Preparation:

1. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and add Cumin seeds, cloves, coriander seeds, urad dal, channa dal, red chillies, pepper, followed by asafoetida respectively.
2. Dry roast peanuts and sesame separately.
3. Grind all the above ingredients with coconut and a little salt (coarsely).
4. Add 2- 3 tsp of water if required.
5. Split brinjal into four parts till half leaving the bottom part of the brinjal (see pic) .
6. Stuff the brinjals with the masala and keep the remaining aside.
7. Now heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and allow to splutter.
8. Add curry leaves followed by the stuffed brinjals.
9. Fry them till it becomes soft to touch. Cover and cook if necessary.
10. Now add tamarind paste and salt to the remaining masala, mix well and add to the cooked brinjal.
11. Add little water and mix them gently.
12. Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes till oil comes out of the gravy.

Serve hot with steamed rice and papad/veg curry

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   Siddharth says:

   July 20, 2008 at 5:30 pm

   It was simply brilliant!! Kudos to your recipe!!

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   Nithu says:

   July 20, 2008 at 8:18 pm

   Thank you for your comments, Siddarth.

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   Siddharth Balachandran says:

   November 19, 2008 at 1:55 am

   I am again gonna be making it today !!YUMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

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   Nithu says:

   November 24, 2008 at 5:29 pm

   Happy that you like it a lot.

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   Ashwini says:

   May 22, 2009 at 10:56 pm

   Sounds delicious! Gonna try it tomorrow> cooking for my MIL. Wish me good luck!

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   Divya Vikram says:

   July 6, 2009 at 7:08 pm

   I made this for lunch yesterday. It came out too good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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   Selvi says:

   January 11, 2010 at 3:50 pm

   I had a problem may be i did something wrong,I dont know how u got it in orange color.May be it could do it again and see.

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   Sudha says:

   February 24, 2010 at 2:19 pm

   This is what i want.. Thanks for ur recipe.Will make it for lunch

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   chef gururaja says:

   May 3, 2010 at 5:41 pm

   hi its very nice, and i makeing today its very nice,and very help for me this recipe.thanks nithu madam

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    Tresa Christopher says:

    May 26, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    The recipe turned out very yummy and it was so easy to make….came out exactly as you showed….I loved it even though I hate brijal…it tastes excellent with roti aswell..thank you so much.

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    ANJU says:

    June 30, 2010 at 4:07 am

    I made this for lunch yesterday. It came out too good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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      Nithu says:

      June 30, 2010 at 2:21 pm

      I am happy you liked it. Thanks for stopping by.

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