Bringal/ Eggplant/ Aubergine is a vegetable which is
commonly found worldwide. This vegetable is easy to cook and goes well in many cuisines
either continental or oriental! It is rich in vitamins & minerals, but low
in carb & fat, hence makes it best for everyone!
The varieties dishes I tried with brinjal are
Sambhar, Palya, stuffed brinjal (ennegai), Sutta Gojju (special Mangalore dish
made with a variety Gulla Badane), Aubergine pizza…
Today I am sharing the recipe of Brinjal Chutney
which I tried for the first time & liked it! It is no coconut chutney! I
tried it out soon after my co-sister Vanitha shared the recipe to me. It goes well with chapathi, akki rotti, neer dosa and even hot rice & ghee. Thank you Vanithakka for this quick & tasty
chutney recipe.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Brinjal/
eggplant – 2, preferred long thin variety (Naali badane)
Green
chilli - 2, adjust to taste
Coriander
leaves – 2 tsp (chopped)
Coriander
seeds – 1 tsp
Garlic
– 4-5 cloves
Oil
– 2 - 3 tsp
Tamarind
paste – ½ tsp
Salt
– to taste
Mustard
seeds – 1 tsp
Curry
leaves – 1 sprig
Cumin
- ¼ tsp (optional)
Asafoetida
- pinch
Method:
- Wash eggplants/ brinjal.
- Take fresh water in a bowl. Slice cleaned brinjal thin and chop roughly. Add it to the water. This procedure is to avoid brinjal turning into black.
- Keep it aside for few minutes (5-8 minutes). Drain water completely.
- Now, heat about 2 teaspoon of oil in a pan. Add coriander seeds and peeled garlic to it. Fry them for 2 minutes or until they turn to golden brown.
- Add slit green chillis, chopped brinjal and chopped coriander leaves. Fry until brinjal becomes soft, that is cooked.
- Add salt and tamarind extact and sauté once again.
- Switch off the stove and allow the fried ingredients to cool down.
- Once the temperature comes down, take everything in a mixer jar and grind to make smooth chutney. Transfer to a serving bowl.
- Prepara a seasoning (tadka) of oil, mustard, cumin, dry red chilli, curry leaves & asafoetida. On spluttering, add to the chutney.
- Serve fresh chutney with chapathi, rotti or rice.
Notes:
- This chutney stays good for whole day, no need of refrigeration.
- Ladies finger/ okra can also be used instead brinjal. In that case, do not add any water after cutting vegetable.
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