Kathirikai poriyal | Brinjal stir-fry

Cuisine Style: TamilNadu, South india | Cooking Time: 10 min | To Serve: 4 | Type : Poriyal, Stir Fry, Thoran | Take with : Rice, chapathi

Nei kathirikai poriyal is simple and delicious side dish for rice. This is made with my home garden nattu kathirikai with coconut, turmeric & red chilli powder.

Ingredients

• Kathirikai [eggplant, brinjal] - ¼ kg
• Sambar Onion – 5 to 6
• Garlic – 1 clove
• Green chilli – 1 chopped
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coconut – 3 tbsp [Grated]
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chili powder – ½ tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Groundnut oil – 2 tbsp

Preparation

• Heat iron casting pan add oil & ghee, add mustard seeds & let it splutter
• Add chana dal & urad dal saute for a min
• Add curry leaves, asafoetida, sambar onion, green chilli & garlic sauté till soft.
• Add coconut saute for a min.
• Add kathirikai, turmeric powder, red chilli powder sauté on medium-low flame till soft.
• Then cut off heat & serve hot with rice.

Eggplant, Nattu kathirikai

Kathirikai

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Nattu kathirikai poriyal

Brinjal thoran

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