I first came across this recipe in Meenakshi Ammal's "Samaithu Par" book. She named this recipe as "Kathirikai Asadu". "Asadu" in tamil means "Silly" or "simple" and I believe since this stew is simple to make without any complicated procedure, its called as "Kathirikai Asadu". Also its spices are mild and we have only few ingredients like Toor Dal and tadka along with brinjal.
Often most of us like to make plain Brinjal Stir-Fry or we make Rasavangi or Pitali with brinjal. Pitlai and Rasavangi needs freshly ground masala. But this simple Brinjal Kootu doesn't need any grinding process. We just need to sauté the brinjal and cook it in tamarind juice and finally add cooked dal along with tadka and we are done with the kootu.
Brinjal has a slight bitter taste. Its always good to add little sourness that will balance the bitterness. For most of the brinjal recipes we either use tamarind or lemon juice to add a tangy flavor to balance out the bitterness.
Other Brinjal Recipes to try:
Brinjal kootu | Kathirikaai Kootu
Equipments Needed
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 100kcal
Brinjal kootu | Kathirikaai Kootu, is a stew made with brinjal, dal and spices. Best served with hot steaming rice along with kuzhambu or rasam.
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Ingredients
- 250 gms Brinjal
- ¼ Cup Toor Dal
- 1 Gooseberry Size Tamarind
- 2 Green Chili
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust As Needed
For Tempering
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
- 1 Red Chili
- Few Curry Leaves
Instructions
Soaking Tamarind
- Soak tamarind in water and extract the juice.
Cooking Dal
- Pressure cook the thur dal along with a pinch of turmeric allowing for 3-4 whistles. Once the dal is cooked, mash it and keep it aside
Cooking Brinjal
- Wash and chop the brinjal into thin slices. Soak the brinjal pieces in water till we add it to the pan. Soaking prevents de-colorisation of brinjal.
- Heat oil in a pan and add green chillies and saute it for 10 seconds
- Add chopped brinjal to the pan and stir-fry in high flame for 3-5 minutes.
Cook with Tamarind
- Then add tamarind extract to the pan. Add turmeric powder and salt to the brinjal and cover it and cook them till the brinjal gets cooked and becomes tender.
- When the brinjal is cooked completely, add the cooked dal to it and mix well. Allow the brinjal stew to cook for another 5 minutes in low flame
Temepring Process
- Heat oil in another pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry till the urid dal turns golden brown color.
- Then add red chilli and curry leaves saute it for couple of seconds and remove from flame
- Add Tempering to the cooked Kootu
- Simple and yummy Brinjal stew (Kathirikaai Kootu) is now ready to use.
Notes
- We can also add ginger to while tempering.
Nutritional Info
Nutrition Facts
Brinjal kootu | Kathirikaai Kootu
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Protein 1g2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method with step by step Pictures:
- Soak tamarind in water and extract the juice. Pressure cook the thur dal
- Wash and chop the brinjal into thin slices. Soak the brinjal pieces in water till we add it to the pan. Soaking prevents brinjal to become black colour. Heat oil in a pan and add green chillies and saute it for 10 seconds
- Add chopped brinjal to the pan and stir-fry in high flame for 3-5 minutes. Then add tamarind extract
- Add turmeric powder and salt to the brinjal and cover it and cook them till the brinjal gets cooked and becomes tender. Meanwhile mash the cooked thur dal and keep it ready.
- When the brinjal is cooked completely, add the cooked dal to it and mix well. Allow the brinjal stew to cook for another 5 minutes in low flame
- Heat oil in another pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add split urid dal and fry till the urid dal turns golden brown color. Then add red chilli and curry leaves saute it for couple of seconds and remove from flame
- Simple and yummy Brinjal stew (Kathirikaai Kootu) is now ready to use.
