Brinjal Ghotsu
A tangy curry made with smoked brinjal,tamarind and Indian spices
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South Indian Cuisine
Keyword: Brinjal, brinjal ghotsu, curry, tamarind
Servings: 2 persons
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 250 gms Brinjals / Baingan
- 1 tbsp Tamarind / Imli Thick
- 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 1 tsp Sambhar Powder
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- To taste Salt / Namak
- 1 pinch Jaggary / Gud optional
Tempering / Tadka
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 3/4 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai
- 1/2 tsp Split White Gram / Safed Urad daal
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 1/3 tsp Bengal gram /chana daal
- 8 Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
- 2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole
Grease the brinjal with cooking oil and roast on an open flame till it is charred from all the sided and become soft to touch.
Peel the skin completly and mash it well.
Heat oil in a pan and add the urad and chana daal.
When it start to change the colour then add mustard seeds,curry leaves,green chillies and the red chilis and saute till lentils get a nice golden colour.
Now add the tamarind paste and 1/3 cup of water and cook till it start boiling.
Now add all the spices and the mashed brinjal in it
Simmer it for 3-4 minutes ,adjust the consistency by adding some more water if needed.it should be of medium thick consistency.
Add chopped fresh coriander and mix.
Serve hot with ven pongal ,steamed rice ,idli or dosa.
Tip-
Choose big size, round and light weight brinjal to make Gothsu.