Kathirikai sambar | Brinjal sambar-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Sambar, Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

Ingredients

• Brinjal[Eggplant, kathirikai]– 2
• Toor dal– 1/4 cup
• Tamarind water – 3 tbsp [soak tamarind in warm water, squeeze &extract water]
• Tomato – 1 [chopped]
• Sambar Onion [Shallots] - 7
• Dry red chilli -1
• Green chilli – 1 [slit]
• Garlic – 2 cloves
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Jaggery – 1 tbsp [grated]
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

For roasting and grinding ingredients

• Fenugreek seeds – 1 tbsp [dry roast-grind separately]
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns – 4
• Coconut – 2 tbsp [Grated]
• Heat oil in a pan then roast above ingredients & grind to fine paste

Method

• Boil toor dal with turmeric powder & 1 tbsp sesame oil.
• Wash & cut brinjal then put it in turmeric added water, keep it aside.
• Heat pan with oil, add mustard seeds let it splutter.
• Once it’s spluttered add Bengal gram, urad dal & sambar onion sauté till soft.
• Add garlic, dry chilli, green chilli & curry leaves sauté.
• Then add fenugreek powder, asafetida sauté gently.
• Add tomato sauté till soft.
• Add brinjal, turmeric & red chilli powder sauté for 2 min.
• Add water cook till soft.
• Add freshly ground paste & water [1/2 cup] mix well.
• Then add tamarind water & let it boil till raw smell out.
• Once its ready add jaggery and salt mix well.
• Cut off heat & sprinkle coriander leaves, serve hot with rice, idli or dosa.

How to make Brinjal sambar -Step by step photos

Organic brinjal

Wash and cut brinjal

Put chopped brinjal in turmeric added water, keep it aside

Roast chana dal, urad dal, coriander, cumin, coconut, dry red chilli

Put it in mixie jar, finely grind

Sambar mixture ready

Soak tamarind in 5 min

Heat oil, add mustard, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves

Add onion, garlic , asafoetida

Add fenugreek powder

add tomato, saute till soft

Add brinjal

Add turmeric powder

add red chilli powder

Add water, cook till soft

add ground paste

Mix well, let ti boil

Add toor dal, let it boil for 3 min

Add tamarind water, let ti boil till raw smell out

Add salt

Add jaggery

Add coriander leaves, cut off heat

Authentic eggplant sambar ready, serve hot with rice, idli, dosa

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