Ennai Kathirikkai Curry| Eggplant Curry in Gingerly oil | Version- 1

Today Blogger Marathon - 5 and im happy to run again with my co- bloggers i have chosen curry in a hurry topic and here is my1st day post and this is my favourite recipe Ennai kathirikkai .

                     

Eggplant / kathirrikai is one of the favorite vegetable for many people. Especially a curry with eggplant is delicious. My mom’s version of making ennai kathirikkai is different from this recipe. And I tried doing many kinds of ennai kathirikkai. A single recipe name has different Method of preparation. I can say this is my own version. Here first step is to prepare the masala powder for stuffing. And stuffing it in eggplant and cook it. then only curry preparation. Each and every person has their own preparation of this recipe. Mainly small tiny eggplant tastes really good for this curry.

I got bored up with the usual preparation of food at my place. I want to do something interesting and tasty . I prepared it day before yesterday and we enjoyed. Here is my 1^st version of Ennai kathirikkai and I will be posting the second and third soon.

Ingredients

For making curry

Eggplant (small or medium)- 7 or 8 no

Tamarind juice – 1cup (little thick)

Kuzhambu milagai thool/ powder- 1 ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Shallots (chopped) – ½ cup

Tomato chopped – ¼ cup

Garlic – 3no (chopped)

Curry leaves few

Gingerly oil – ¼ cup

For making spice powder

Channa dhal – 2tbsp

Red chili (whole) – 8no

Dhania seeds – 2tbsp

Urad dhal – 1tbsp

Scrapped coconut – 2tsp

Ani seeds – 1 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Little salt

For seasoning

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Urad dhal- ½ tsp

Red chili – 2no

Method

For spice powder, heat oil in a pan and add all the given ingredients for spice powder. Fry it well till it turns golden brown and gives good aroma. Grind it in to coarse powder. Keep aside.

Wash brinjal well and remove the stem. Make X mark or criss cross cuts on the base of brinjal. Then  fill it with the spice powder fully.  Then heat gingerly oil in the pan and fry brinjal well till it is cooked or soft. Do not break the brinjal, strain oil well and keep aside.

In the same oil, splutter mustard seeds, urad dhal and red chili. Add curry leaves and shallots with garlic. Fry well till it becomes golden brown. Then add tomato fry well till oil leaves. Then add salt , kuzhambu powder and 1 tbsp of ground spice powder. Fry well and add tamarind juice. Allow to boil for some time and boil in sim for another 2 min. Add the fried brinjal pieces.

Boil for two more minutes and serve hot with steamed rice.

 

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