Ennai kathirikai kulambu Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Kathirikai (Egg plant or Brinjal) - 1/4 kilo gram
2. Shallot (sambar onion) - 6
3. Sesame oil - 150 milliliter
4. Cumin - little
5. Salt - as needed
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7. ---- Dry roast ------------------
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9. Fenugreek seed - 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.)
10. Cumin seed - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
11. Mustard seed - 1 teaspoon (tsp.)
12. Black pepper - 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.)
13. Dry chili - 15 count
14. Coriander seed - 1/4 cup
15. Ground nut (pea nut) - 4 teaspoon (tsp.)
16. Sesame seed - 2 teaspoon (tsp.)
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18. -- Roast and grind to paste ---
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20. Shallot (sambar onion) - 50 grams
21. Garlic - 1 with skin.
22. Curry leaf - hand ful
23. Tamarind - 1 goose berry size (soaked in little water)

PREPARATION:

1. Dry roast ingredients under section "---- Dry roast ------------------" one by one individually and grind them to powder individually. Now grind the ingredients under section "-- Roast and grind to paste ---", all the ingredients powder into a thick fine paste by adding little water as possible.
2. Slit the Kathirikai (Egg plant or Brinjal) and stuff the with ground masala. i.e. not all of the masala as need to stuff them.
3. In pan heat oil. add cumin seeds once tempered. now add Shallot (sambar onion) and sauté until they become translucent (golden brown).
4. Now place the stuffed Kathirikai (Egg plant or Brinjal), simmer and sauté. Once well sautéed now add the rest of the masala. Add water s needed and salt as needed and bring to boil in simmer.
5. Cook this until oil starts to separate and serve.

NOTES:

1. Preparation Time: 10 Minutes, Cooking Time: 30 Minutes, Total Time: 40 Minutes.
2. Goes well with whit rice, dosai or idli.