Brinjal kootu | Kathirikaai Kootu
Brinjal kootu | Kathirikaai Kootu, is a stew made with brinjal, dal and spices. Best served with hot steaming rice along with kuzhambu or rasam.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 100kcal
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g