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Kathirikkai porial - Eggplant curry

eggplantEggplant curry is another spicy South Indian dish which is taken along with sambar/rasam/veg rice.

Ingredients:

  • Eggplant - 8
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Urad dal - 2 tsp
  • Channa dal - 1 tbsp
  • Red chillies - 5 to 6 (adjust to taste)
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 5 to 6 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - a few
  • Salt to taste



Method of preparation:

  1. Cut the eggplants lengthwise. Don’t cut into small pieces because it gets mashed when cooked
  2. Heat a tsp of oil in a kadai and add coriander seeds, urad dal (1 tsp), channa dal and red chillies
  3. Fry them until the lentils turn golden brown
  4. Remove from heat and keep it aside
  5. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds
  6. Once they pop up, add 1 tsp of urad dal followed by eggplants
  7. Keep on tossing the eggplants for few minutes. Add salt and mix well
  8. In between grind the fried spices with curry leaves and make a powder
  9. Cover and cook the eggplants till it becomes soft to touch
  10. Now add the ground powder and oil to the eggplant and combine well
  11. Add oil if required and fry till they become soft and little crispy
  12. Remove from heat.

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:) Serve hot with any rice.

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10 Comment(s)

  1. Love kathirikkai in any way, shape, or form! This is a must try. :)

    Kalai UNITED STATES Ubuntu Linux Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  2. Love this wonderful dish.

    Mythreyee UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  3. yummm love your eggplant curry shriya

    sagari UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  4. wow, i feel like having my luch all over again with some rasam and this curry.Yummy. I usually add a pitlai podi or sambar podi in place of the dal you added.

    Archana INDIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  5. Looks yummy Nithu!

    Daily Meals SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  6. looks gr8! thanx 4 sharing…

    swaroopa UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  7. Eggplant sounds good right now!

    meeso UNITED STATES Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.1 | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

  8. Hi Kalai, Sagari and Mythreyee, Even i am a big fan of eggplant. Thanks for ur comments.

    Hi Archana, Adding pitlai podi/sambar podi also sounds good. Let me try the next time. Thanks for stopping by.

    Hi Daily meals and meeso, thanks for ur time and comments…

    Nithu UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12 | Feb 15, 2008 | Reply

  9. never made poriyal in kathirikai..looks yummy..happy V day

    dhivya UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 | Feb 15, 2008 | Reply

  10. Normally I make a more North Indian style aloo-baingan with jeera etc at home - I’ve had this style at weddings/functions only and always thought it was too tough to make; but you make it sound easy :) I think I’ll give it a try…

    apu INDIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 | Feb 27, 2008 | Reply

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