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Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe

Posted on May 5th, 2015
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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  • Home Made Powders / Masala
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Kathirikkai Thokku is a spicy and tangy paste made using Kathirikkai (brinjal) and spices. It can be mixed with hot steaming rice or use as an accompaniment for Roti / Idli/ Dosa. Let's learn how to make Kathirikkai Thokku using step by step pictures and instructions
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
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Thokku, a thick gravy made with tomatoes or any veggies along with spices. Any variety of thokku is a great travel friendly dish. I have already shared few thokku recipes like, Bittergourd Thokku, Tomato Thokku, Coriander Leaves thokku etc. Now, this recipe is about Brinjal Thokku (Kathirikaai Thokku). Some of us doesn’t like Brinjal very much. But since this is a thokku and we are going to grind the brinjal, everyone will surely love this appetizing thokku. We can mix this thokku with hot steaming rice or we can use this thokku as an accompaniment for any Indian breads or even for Idli / Dosas. We can make this thokku and store it in air tight container with a top layer of oil and it would have a shelf life of a week.

SEE ALSO
  1. Thokku made using Raw Mango – very popular pickle in South India
  2. Tomato Thokku – Yet another popular pickle 
  3. Thokku made using Spring Onion
  4. Karuveppilai Thokku – a healthy thokku

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Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe
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Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe

Course: Accompaniment, Bachelor Recipes, Chutney
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 60kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Kathirikkai Thokku is a spicy and tangy paste made using Kathirikkai (brinjal) and spices. It can be mixed with hot steaming rice or use as an accompaniment for Roti / Idli/ Dosa. Let's learn how to make Kathirikkai Thokku using step by step pictures and instructions
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Ingredients

  • 500 grams Brinjal
  • 1 small lemon size Tamarind
  • 1 pinch Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Gingelly Oil

For Grinding

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 2 tsp Urad Dal
  • 2 tsp Toor Dal (Pigeon pea)
  • 6 nos Red Chili
  • ½ tsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
  • ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds

For Tempering

  • 1 tsp Gingelly Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)

Instructions 

  • Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice and keep it aside. 
  • Wash and Finely chop the brinjal and soak it in water to avoid de-coloring.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add the grinding ingredients and saute them till the dals turn golden brown color. 
  • Add these fried ingredients to the mixer and allow it to cool off.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped brinjal along with turmeric power and salt and saute the brinjal in oil 
  • When the brinjals are nicely cooked and mushy, switch off the flame. When the brinjal is cooled completely, add the cooked brinjal to the mixer and grind it to a nice paste
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add chopped curry leaves, hing and fry for couple of seconds.
  • To this, now, add tamarind extract along with salt and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to get rid of raw smell.
  • When the raw smell of tamarind goes off, then add the ground Brinjal spice paste to the pan and mix well. Keep the flame in medium and allow the thokku to cook in oil for 2 minutes or till the oil gets oozes out from the thokku. 
  • The delicious Kathirikkai Thokku is now ready to serve!!!

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe
Amount Per Serving (2 tbsp)
Calories 60 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Sodium 1400mg61%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Protein 1g2%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method to make Kathirikkai Thokku:

  • Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice and keep it aside.
  • Wash and Finely chop the brinjal and soak it in water to avoid de-coloring. Heat oil in a pan. Add the grinding ingredients and saute them till the dals turn golden brown color.
  • Add these fried ingredients to the mixer and allow it to cool off. Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped brinjal along with turmeric power and salt and saute the brinjal in oil
  • When the brinjals are nicely cooked and mushy, switch off the flame. When the brinjal is cooled completely, add the cooked brinjal to the mixer and grind it to a nice paste
  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add chopped curry leaves, hing and fry for couple of seconds. To this, now, add tamarind extract along with salt and allow it to boil for 5 minutes to get rid of raw smell.
  • When the raw smell of tamarind goes off, then add the ground Brinjal spice paste to the pan and mix well. Keep the flame in medium and allow the thokku to cook in oil for 2 minutes or till the oil gets oozes out from the thokku.
  • The delicious Kathirikkai Thokku is now ready to serve!!!
Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe
Kathirikkai Thokku Recipe | Brinjal Thokku Recipe

 

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Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Arthy says:
February 15, 2018 at 8:51 am

Hi Subbuji,
This is one of the most favorite thokku I ever made. Many thanks to you.
Cheers Arthy

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
February 15, 2018 at 9:19 am

Thank you Arthy

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RAMESH says:
June 30, 2019 at 2:34 pm

Regular update of new items great work

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
June 30, 2019 at 9:16 pm

Thanks Ramesh. Appreciation from the readers like you are keeping me going..

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