ennai kathrika kuzhambhu | brinjal curry is a famous south Indian dish; there are lots of methods to prepare brinjal curry, this is the recipe making curry with fresh spices and coconut. This curry would be great with rice, idly and dosa undoubtedly.
Pressure cooker method: I have done the curry in a pressure cooker because the brinjal I got to cook is somewhat mature, so it will more time to cook when we cook in pot. So I chose the pressure cooker. And also every time we cannot get tender brinjal/eggplant in the shop, in that case, we can use a pressure cooker. furthermore, It is very easy when compared to the pot method.
Let us see how to make ennai kathrika kuzhambhu | brinjal curry
ennai kathrika kuzhambhu | brinjal curry
Ingredients
For roasting and grinding:
- 2 tbsp oil/ sesame oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds
- ¼ tsp peppercorns
- 6 dry red chilly
- 5 garlic cloves
- 8 shallots (80gm)
- 1 cup coconut (shredded)
- 1 tsp poppy seeds
For making curry
- 2 tbsp oil/sesame oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- a pinch fenugreek seeds
- few curry leaves
- A pinch asafoetida
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- salt to taste
Instructions
For roasting and grinding:
- To begin with, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, red chilly, fenugreek seeds, and peppercorns.
- Add garlic cloves and onion, saute well
- Add 1 cup of coconut, saute it for 5 minutes in low flame
- Turn off the flame, then add poppy seeds, mix well finally
- Let the mixture to cool
- transfer it to a blender jar, blend it to smooth paste with little water
For making curry
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil ina pan, splutter mustard seeds, add a pinch fenugreek seeds, curry leaves
- Now add onion, saute well
- Then add brinjal/ eggplant, saute it for 3 minutes
- Now add chopped tomato, saute it well,
- and then salt and turmeric powder
- Add in the ground paste and mix well
- pour 1 cup of tamarind extract
- Add extra ½ cup water, bring into a boil
- cover the lid, pressure cook for 1 whistle in medium flame
- Open the lid after pressure releases, it is done
Stepwise Picture Recipe:
For making curry:
Open the lid after pressure released
(optional: Add 1 tsp jaggery Powdered)
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