Brinjal gothsu

Ingredients:

Aubergine- 1 big

Small onions ( shallots) – 15-20 peeled

Coriander seeds- 3 tsp

Red chilli whole – 4

Mustard seeds -1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Hing powder – 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Tamarind – small lemon size ,soak in 150 ml water and extract pulp

Curry leaves and coriander leaves for garnish

Oil – 2-3 tsp

Salt – to taste.

Procedure:

Roast the Aubergine on a flame or you can grill it in an oven till the skin becomes wrinkled.

Then cool and peel the skin and roughly chop it.

Dry roast the coriander seeds and red chillies and grind to a powder.

Take some oil in the frying pan and temper the mustard and Urad dal. Now add the hing and the small onions and cook it for a bit.

Add the curry leaves , ground powder , turmeric , brinjal and salt and mix well. Now add the tamarind juice and cover the frying pan and let it cook on low flame for 5-10 mins.

Garnish with coriander leaves. Goes very well with Ven Pongal.

By Meera Sridhar