Name: Easy Brinjal Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 250 g Brinjal (round variety); 1/2 cup Coconut (grated); Ginger (a small piece, thinly sliced); 1/4 cup Peanuts (fried and skinned, Kappalandi); 1/2 dsp Poppy seeds (Kashakasha); 1 dsp Sesame seeds (Ellu); 1/2 dsp Chilly powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 cup Onion (thinly sliced); 1/2 cup Tomato (chopped into pieces); 2 nos Green chillies (slit); Tamarind (add water and collect the extract, Puli); Oil (As reqd); Salt (As reqd)

Easy Brinjal Curry

Brinjal curry is a nutritional recipe. Brinjal provides protection to arteries from cholesterol damage and is a good source of pottasium.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

250 g Brinjal round variety
1/2 cup Coconut grated
Ginger a small piece, thinly sliced
1/4 cup Peanuts fried and skinned, Kappalandi
1/2 dsp Poppy seeds Kashakasha
1 dsp Sesame seeds Ellu
1/2 dsp Chilly powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 cup Onion thinly sliced
1/2 cup Tomato chopped into pieces
2 nos Green chillies slit
Tamarind add water and collect the extract, Puli
Oil As reqd
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing brinjal curry, first slit the brinjal into 4 pieces and put in salted water.
Heat a little oil in a pan and fry sesame seeds and poppy seeds.
Add ginger and grated coconut. Fry for a while till the coconut becomes brown. 4)Add fried peanuts and chilly powder to the coconut mixture before removing the pan from flame.
Add turmeric powder and required salt. Grind the fried ingredients to a fine paste.
Take half of the ground paste and coat the brinjal pieces. Keep this aside.
Heat some oil in a pan and fry the sliced onions. Add the tomato pieces and saute for a few seconds.
Add the remaining ground mixture, brinjal pieces and green chillies. Mix well and saute for sometime.
Add 1 cup of water and boil. Reduce the heat and let the brinjal curry simmer.
When the brinjal pieces are done, add tamarind extract and required salt.
Boil the brinjal curry and remove from fire.
Easy brinjal curry is ready and serve hot.

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Easy Brinjal Curry