Brinjal Podi Kari
This is a south indian traditional recipe which is very famous since olden times.
This recipe is done on special occasions too as it involves more steps to make this recipe. Brinjal is the main vegetable to this recipe. There are various types to make. In this recipe we are not adding onion and garlic.
This can be paired up with rice and ghee and can be consumed as a wholesome food. This can also be consumed as a vegetable to the Sambar rice or Rasam rice or curd rice. Can also be a best match for chapatis and Pooris.
Come let's get into the recipe.
Heat a kadai and add oil
Addone tspoon of mustard seeds
One tspoon of bengal gram
One pinch of asafoetida
One string of curry leaves
Add one kg chopped brinjal
Add a tspoon of turmeric powder
Add two spoons of salt
Mix everything and let it cook.
In another pan, roast 2 tablespoons of chanadal
One spoon of coriander seeds, 5 to 6 red chillies and a cup of chopped fresh coconut. Mix everything and dry roast it.
Once cools down grind it in mixie.
Grind it coarsely without adding water
Add the ground mixture to the cooked brinjal and toss it and leave it for 5 minutes.
Tadaa, tasty tasty 🤤 🤤 traditional brinjal podi kari is ready to be served.
Brinjal Podi Kari
Recipe details
Ingredients
Main recipe
- 1 kg chopped brinjal
- One tspoon oil
- One tspoon mustard seeds
- One tspoon bengal gram
- One pinch of asafoetida
- One string of curry leaves
- One tspoon of turmeric powder
- Two spoons of salt to taste
Making of the podi for Brinjal podi kari
- 25 gms of chana dal
- 25 gms of coriander seeds
- 5 to 8 nos of red chillies ( according to your taste you can I create or decrease the nos)
- Chopped fresh coconut
Instructions
Making of the podi kari
- Heat the kadai
- Add one spoon of oil
- Add one spoon of mustard seeds
- Add a pinch of asafoetida
- Add one string of curry leaves
- Now add one kg of chopped brinjal.
- Add one spoon of turmeric powder
- Two spoons of salt.
- Mix everything together and let it cook.
- In another pan, add 25gms of chanadal, 25gms of coriander seeds, red chillies and fresh chopped coconut. Dry roast everything. Once it becomes room temperature, grind it coarsely.
- Add this mixture to the cooked brinjal.
- Toss the brinjal three to 4 times, let everything get mixed together.
- As the mixture is already roasted and ground, no need to cook the whole thing again. Add the mixture. Leave it for 5 minutes.
- Tadaa!! It's ready to be served.
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