Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu

Ennai Kathirikai Kulambu is a traditional south Indian dish prepared with brinjals. In this recipe brinjals are cooked in a spicy tangy sauce giving a delicious flavour.  Ingredients: Brinjal - 7 small  Red Chilly - 1 Tamarind - lemon sized ball (Soak tamarind in hot water and extract tamarind juice and discard the pulp) Curry leaves - 5 or 6 leaves Urad dhal - 1/4 tbsp Fenugreek / Vendhayam - 1/4 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp Oil  Salt to taste   To Grind: Pearl onions /Shallots - 8 Curry leaves - 4 or 5 leaves Red chillies - 4 Tomato - 1 (chopped) Coriander powder - 1 tbsp Grated Coconut - 1/3 cup Pour Oil in a pan, roast red chillies,curry leaves,onions. Saute till onions are translucent , add tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes are soft. Turn off flame, add coriander powder and mix well. Cool the above roasted ingredients and grind them with grated coconut. Method: Cut the brinjals as shown in the below picture and stuff the grounded paste into them.  Heat 1 table spoon oil in a pan, add the brinjals and saute until the brinjal slightly shrinks and turn slight brown. Transfer to a plate. In the same pan heat some oil, add mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add fenugreek seeds, red chilly and urad dhal and saute for a minute. Add curry leaves and saute. Add the ground paste and saute well. Allow to cook with a closed lid for 5 minutes with frequent stirring. Now add brinjal, 1/2 cup water,salt and allow to boil until the brinjal is tender. Add the tamarind juice and mix. Allow to boil for 5 minutes. Turn off flame and serve hot with rice.

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