Katharikkai puli gosthu Madhu Sree

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 2 medium size
Onion - 1 medium size
Red Chilli - 4
Green chilli - 2
Tamarind - lemon size
Turmeric powder - 2 pinch
Mustard seeds.
Fenugreek - 1/2 tea spoon
Ginger - 1 small rubber size
Salt to taste

For Garnishing:

Coriander

Method:

Chop onion and ginger and keep it aside.

Cut red chillies and green chillies and keep it aside.

Wash the Brinjals and wipe it with a cloth. Apply oil to it.

Switch on the stove, put the fire to medium and grill the brinjal directly on the fire.

Juz watch out the brinjals turning black. Take it out from the fire and try to press the brinjals, it will be soft enough to mash. Like this you can ensure that it is cooked well.

Now take a bowl of water, and put the brinjals to it. Leave for 2 mins. Later on, peal of the skin and scoop out the inner part.

Meanwhile, heat a pan with oil. Add mustard seeds. After it pops up, add fenugreek + red chillies + green chillies and fry it.

If the fenugreek turns golden brown, put chopped ginger and fry for 1/2 minute and add chopped onion, fry till the raw smell goes out.

Add the mashed brinjal with tamarind water and mix well. Pour the tamarind + mashed brinjal content to the pan. Stir well.

Now add required salt and turmeric powder, mix well. Leave it for 5 mins.

Remove from fire. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Enjoy with rice upma or pongal.

Preparation time: Juz 20 mins [/quote]

Note: If you feel that the brinjals are juz half cooked and unable to mash, dont worry, remove the skin and juz grind it in mixer grinder, add the content to tamarind water and proceed.