Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu/Stuffed Brinjal Gravy

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Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu

This is my Mom's cookbook. She makes this quite often. It is very tasty and creamy and Delicious. The Brinjal is the king of this dish and it tastes delicious. This Kuzhambu and rice and Appalam ... Wow it is Jannat for me...

Ingredients

Brinjal - 1/4 Kg
Onion- 1+1 (medium,finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 (Medium,finely chopped)
Garlic - 5-6 Pods
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 Teaspoon
Fenugreek - 1/4 teaspoon
Curry Leaves - 4-5 leaves
Dry Red CHillies - 4
Groundnut - 1 Tablespoon
Turmeric powder - pinch
Chilli powder - 1 Tablespoon
Coconut - 2 Tablespoon
jeera - 1/2 Teaspoon
Tamarind Juice - Extracted from small Lemon
Salt

 Method

Lets prepare the stuffing for the Brinjal. In a  kadai, roast Dry Red chillies,Groundnut and Onion in a teaspoon of oil. Then grind it into a Fine paste and then add salt. Don't add water for grinding this.

Meanwhile, slit the Brinjal into 4 (Do not separate them into pieces). Stuff the masala into the Brinjal.

Now,Heat the kadai with 3 Tablespoons of oil. Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Then add Fenugreek seeds,curry leaves,Onion, Garlic and Saute. Then add tomatoes and cook well.Now add the stuffed Brinjal and cook it till the Brinjal is 80% done.

Now add the turmeric and Chilli powder and cook till the raw flavour is gone. Then add the Tamarind juice and cook till the Brinjal is done and raw flavour of Tamarind is gone. To this add the coconut paste and cook for 30 seconds.

Serve it with Rice and Appalam

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