Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Brinjal Kuzhambu

Brinjal Kuzhambu

Ingredients

Brinjal 500 gms

Peanuts(fried) 1/3rd cup
Till seed (fried) 2 dsp

Poppy seed (fried) 1 ½ dsp
Chilly powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Jaggery 2 dsp
Tamarind a ball the size of a limeOil ½ cup (approx.)
Coriander leaves

Method

Fry the brinjal pieces, a handful at a time, in ½ cup oil. Grind together the ginger, garlic, turmeric, chilly powder, peanuts, poppy and till seed.Dilute the jaggery and the tamarind in 1 ¼ cup water and strain.Heat 4 dsp oil and sauté the ground ingredients well. Pour in tamarind, jaggery water. Taste for salt. Bring it to a boil and add the fried brinjal. Allow it to simmer. When the curry thickens, garnish with coriander leaves and remove from fire.

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