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Brinjal Masala Kuzhambu Recipe
Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Cook Time | 25 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 6 nos brinjal (pick equal size small)
- Tamarind lemon size
- 1 medium size onion
- 4-5 pearls garlic
- 1 tomato
- 1 tablespoon Sambar powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Salt as per taste
To Grind:
- 2 tablespoon Coconut gratings
- 1/2 teaspoon Khus khus
- 3 cashewnuts
For seasoning:
- cinnamon stick a small piece
- 1/2 teaspoon Aniseeds (Sombu)
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- Curry Leaves few
- 3-4 tablespoons gingelly oil
Ingredients
To Grind:
For seasoning:
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Instructions
- Soak tamarind in water and take out thick juice.
- Slit the brinjal into four, keeping the bottom in tact.
- Chop onion and tomato finely.
- Grind coconut, cashewnuts and khus khus to a fine paste. Wash the mixie and add this water also to the paste.
- In a kadai pour the oil and when it is hot add cinnamon stick and fry for a second. Then add mustard and aniseeds.
- When mustard starts popping, add onion, curry leaves, garlic pearls and fry nicely. Then add brinjals and fry it on medium flame for at least 5 minutes.
- Then add tomato and fry it till it mashes well. Then add tamarind water, sambar powder, turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
- Check for salt and add little water, if required. Allow to boil till brinjal is cooked soft.
- Add coconut paste and mix well. Keep it on the stove till it starts boiling once again and then remove from the stove.