Simple and Delicious !

When I prepared this dish, I didn't get a name to call. This curry is prepared using a mixture of spices of sambar and kaalan. Hence the name sambar kaalan.. :D This is a No Onion , No Garlic preparation and is a very thick curry which is good with rice..



Ingredients
Brinjal 4
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
chilli powder 1 tsp
asafoetida / kayam 1 small piece
kadala parippu / gram dal 2 tsps
uluva / fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
coconut grated 1 cup
curd 1 cup
mustard seeds
curry leaves few
coconut oil
water
salt



Method
Heat one spoon oil in a pan. Roast kadalapparippu and kayam in that until slightly red and take it out.
Cut, clean and cook brinjals with salt, water , chilli and turmeric powders.
Blend coconut with curd and roasted kadalapparippu and kayam. Blend until you get a smooth mixture. Pour this into the cooked brinjals. Mix well, check salt.and heat it. When it begins to boil switch off fire.
Heat coconut oil, splutter uluva and mustards , fry curry leaves and pour this seasoning into the curry. You can adjust the thickness by adding water according to your taste.

Brinjal / Egg plant / Vazhuthananga / Kathirikkai

Ingredients and method
Brinjals 3 medium size
small onions 4
garlic cloves 2 small size
ginger 1/2 inch
green chilly 2 or 3
coconut oil
curry leaves few
tamarind 1 small gooseberry size or as desired
salt

Cut brinjals into small pieces. Heat coconut oil, saute small onions and garlic cloves until small onions are transparent(don't think about garlic). Take them out and keep aside. Saute the brinjal pieces till they are cooked. Crush green chillies, small onions and fried brinjals. Grind garlic and ginger with curry leaves and tamarind. Mix them with the above crushed preparation. Add salt. Mix well and pour little fresh coconut oil over it.

Ingredients

Brinjals 3

Onion 1 medium chopped

Tomato 1 chopped

Coconut milk thick 1 cup

Turmeric powder 1 tsp

Chilly powder ½ tsp

Green chillies 2

Salt

Curry leaves

Coconut oil

Mustard seeds

How to prepare
Cut brinjals and cook them with onion, tomato , turmeric powder , chilly powder, and salt. Use water just to cover the contents. Cook and reduce water. Add coconut milk into this. Let it boil. Put curry leaves, green chilies into this. Season with mustard seeds in coconut oil.

Submitted to Foodies hope for RCI Karnataka.

Ingredients
Brinjal(Khathirikka) - 4 nos
(purple coloured)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Salt - As reqd
Grated coconut - 1 tea cup
Curd - 1 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Coconut oil - As reqd
Small onions(Kunjulli) - 2 nos





Method of preparation
1)Cut brinjal in thin round pieces.
2)Mix turmeric, chilly and salt together.
3)Marinate brinjal pieces in this.
4)Fry them in coconut oil.
5)Grind together coconut, mustard seeds, small onion and curd :- No need to add water.
6)Pour this into a pan.
7)Add enough salt.
8)Put fried brinjals in it and place on fire.
9)When it starts to boil, remove from fire. :- Do not let it boil.
10)Heat 2 tsp of coconut oil in a small frying pan.
11)Splutter mustard seeds.
12)Add curry leaves and green chillies and pour this into the above.:- You have another easy method. Mix the fried brinjals with curd. Add salt. Goes well with rice or chappathi .