Name: Brinjal Gotsu Recipe | Kathirikkai Gotsu Recipe | Venn Pongal Gotsu Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 Brinjal; 1/4 Cup Moong Dal; 12-15 Shallots / Baby Onions; 1 Tomato; 2 Green Chili; 1/2 Cup Tamarind Extract; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; Salt (As Needed); Coriander Leaves (For Garnishing); 1 tsp Oil; 1 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu); 1 tbsp Coriander Seeds; 1 Red Chili; 1/4 tsp Peppercorns; 1 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; Few Curry Leaves

Simple, Tasty Side Dish for Idli, Dosa, Pongal

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Gotsu a traditional and delicious side dish for venn pongal. Pongal with gotsu is one of the popular SouthIndian Breakfast. We can make gotsu with mixed vegetables. But Brinjal gotsu (Kathirikkai Gotsu / Venn Pongal Gotsu) is the traditional gotsu variety.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

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Brinjal Gotsu is a traditional and delicious side dish for venn pongal. Pongal with gotsu is one of the popular SouthIndian Breakfast. We can make gotsu with mixed vegetables. But Brinjal gotsu (Kathirikkai Gotsu / Venn Pongal Gotsu) is the traditional gotsu variety. This is the recipe which I learnt from my Grandmother. Venn Pongal with Brinjal Gotsu is one of her signature dish. Most of the weekend, especially Sunday, this is my morning breakfast. A perfect accompaniment for Ven Pongal, Idli, dosa and even for Upma.

In my in-laws place, generally for any South Indian Breakfast like Idli / Dosa / Pongal, we make Arachivita Sambar. But if we have guests, we always make Gotsu. Not only Gotsu tastes much yummier but also we get more quantity and its easy to manage the guests.

Brinjal cooked with freshly ground masala makes a perfect accompaniment to Pongal.

Other varieties of Gotsu that we can make :

Recipe Card to make Brinjal Gotsu

Method to make Brinjal Gotsu:

Wash and chop the brinjals and soak it in water to prevent de-colourisation. Peel the shallots and chop tomatoes and keep it aside. Slit the green chillies.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan, add grinding ingredients and fry them till they turn golden brown color.

Cool it off and take it to a mixer jar. Grind it to a nice powder and set it aside

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then add cumin seeds and allow it to sputter. Finally add few curry leaves and saute for few seconds

Add the peeled shallots and saute in oil for couple of minutes. Now, add the chopped tomatoes and saute along with shallots

Then add chopped brinjals along with little water and turmeric powder and mix everything well. Add tamarind extract along with salt and mix well.

Now add the spice powder and give a good mix. Heat a cooker. Add moong dal and turmeric powder

Add the brinjal mixture to the cooker and mix everything well. Close the cooker and allow it for 3 whistles. When the pressure is fully released, remove the lid, stir well. Finally garish with coriander leaves