Monday, March 29, 2010

Brinjal Curry (Tamil Nadu Cuisine)





Ingredients

  • Brinjals - 12 small size
  • Tamarind - big gooseberry size
  • Tomato - 1 big
  • Shallots - 1/2 cup (Chopped)
  • Curry leaves - 1 string
  • Red Chillies - 2
  • Mustard -1/4 tsp
  • Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin - 1/2 tsp
  • Sambhar Powder - 1 tsp
  • oil - 5 tbsp
  • Salt for taste

To Fry & Grind (for the masala)
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Corriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Garlic - 4
  • Shallot- 10 medium size 0r 15 small size
  • Curry leaves - 1 stings
  • Red Chillies - 5
  • Pepper Corns - 1/2 tsp
  • Chana Dal - 1/2 tsp
  • Coconut - 1/4 Cup+2 tbsp

Method

  • Fry all the masala ingredients with little oil and grind it.
  • Slit the brinjals into quarter by keeping the bottom in tact
  • Soak the tamarind in hot water & keep aside.
  • Heat oil in kadai on high medium flame.
  • Splutter mustard, urad dal, cumin, red chillies, curry leaves one by one.
  • Add shallots and fry for a minute.
  • Now add the brinjals and fry till it is half cooked and the onions become brown in color.
  • Add in the tomatoes & fry till it becomes mashy.
  • Add salt & sambhar powder.
  • Stir in the tamarind water & allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
  • Add the grinded masala & mix well.
  • Add water if needed.
  • Cover & cook till the raw smell leaves the gravy.
  • Remove it from flame when the gravy becomes thick.

Tips for the recipe - Instead of using refined oil you can also use gingerly oil.This kind of curry taste good when you give more oil & more frying. Don't over fry the masala ingredients.

7 comments:

  1. Hi Lakshana.... Nice to see all your recipes... Yummy.. it looks .. will try out one by one and let you know....
    This is GayathriSridhar from coimbatore settled in Hyderabad.....
    one small request add morkulambu also .. i like it more...

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  2. sure...i will post it soon.thanks for visiting by blog.

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  3. Shallots means sambar onions.The size of this onion is equal to 2 garlic cloves. Check the below link for the image;
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shallots-Whole.jpg

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  4. Hi Lakshana....the red chillies used in the recipe. Are fresh or dried ones used?

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  5. Thanks akka, came out really well. Any chance you can post recipes for chicken kulambu and thakali kulambu?

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