Kathirikai milagu varuval |Brinjal pepper fry-Best side dish for rice & millets

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Rice, millets | Type : Dry curry, stir fry

Ingredients

• Kathirikai[Brinjal,eggplant,baingan] – 1 cup [Cut into stripes]
• Peppercorns[Milagu] – 1 tbsp [Freshly grind]
• Garlic –3 cloves
• Red chilli powder -1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves –1 spring
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil21 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Wash and slice brinjal then put it in turmeric added water
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, bengal gram & urad dal
• Add garlic, curry leaves saute
• Add brinjal saute for a min.
• Add turmeric, red chilli powder, saute for a min
• Sprinkle water, cook till soft
• Add salt and freshly ground pepper saute for a min
• Then cut off heat, serve hot with rice

Nattu kathirikai

Brinjal pepper fry

Brinjal pepper fry