Thursday, January 27, 2011

Brinjal/ aubergine " gotsu"

Ingredients
round brinjal 1         onion 1 big            ginger 1"    green chilies 3-4 as per taste        garlic pearls 3-4
salt to taste     oil 1 tbsp        mustard seeds 1 tsp        methi/fenugreek 1/2 tsp     hing a little
turmeric pdr 1/2 tsp        tamarind juice 1 cup thick   curry leaves little         fresh coriander leaves little

Method
cut onion, green chilies, ginger, garlic, curry leaves fine. In a thick pan, heat oil add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add methi, then add the cut onion, chilies etc, to this add a pinch of salt, as it helps onion to brown in less oil. or you my keep it covered. In the mean time, wash & cut aubergine into small pieces as seen in the 3rd picture. Once the onion has turned pink, add finely cut brinjal, turmeric, saute lightly, then add salt & tamarind juice, let it simmer on medium flame covered. Once the brinjal is cooked, in a tbsp of water, mix 1 tsp of wheat flr. well, add it to the boiling mixture along with fresh coriander leaves chopped fine. Let it come to a boil, remove.

ps- this goes well with Pongal/ kichdi as an accompaniment.
In the nest recipe, it is daliya / broken wheat pongal.



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