Kathirikai podi curry
Kathirikai podi curry / Egg plant sabzi / Aubergine curry / Vankaya curry/ Dry curry / Brinjal curry recipes with detailed step by step photos. Kathirikai podi curry is a famous dry curry recipe from Tamilnadu cuisine. You can prepare it in less than 30 minutes all together. And it is a tasty and delicious spicy sabzi that goes well with dal rice, curd rice and rasam rice. This is made with freshly ground spices.To make Ground spice mix- Heat a pan and dry roast Coriander seeds, Chana dal / kadalai paruppu/ Urad dal and Red chili till it turns aromatic- Then add shredded coconut and roast it for 3-4 minutes and switch of the flame- Once the mixture cool downs add it to blending jar and blend it to coarse powderTo make Kathirikai Podi curry- Wash and cut the brinjal lenthwise and soak in water to avoid the color change.- Heat a pan with some oil and add mustard seeds and Jeera / cumin and let it splutter- Now add the Chopped Kathirikai / Brinjal / egg plant and salt and saute it for 2-3 minutes or till it is half cooked- Now add the freshly ground spice mix and mix it well with the kathirikai / brinjal/ egg plant and cover and cook until done- Brinjal shrinks in its size when it is completely cooked.- Serve it hot with curd rice, rasam rice
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tsp Chana dal / kadalai paruppu
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 3-4 Red chili
- 2 tbsp Coconut
- 1/4 tsp Hing
To make Brinjal
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Jeera / Cumin
- 5-6 Kathirikai/ Brinjal / Egg plant / aubergine
- Salt
Instructions
To make Ground spice mix
- Heat a pan and dry roast Coriander seeds, Chana dal / kadalai paruppu/ Urad dal and Red chili till it turns aromatic
- Then add shredded coconut and roast it for 3-4 minutes and switch of the flame
- Once the mixture cool downs add it to blending jar and blend it to coarse powder
To make Kathirikai Podi curry
- Wash and cut the brinjal lenthwise and soak in water to avoid the color change.
- Heat a pan with some oil and add mustard seeds and Jeera / cumin and let it splutter
- Now add the Chopped Kathirikai / Brinjal / egg plant and salt and saute it for 2-3 minutes or till it is half cooked
- Now add the freshly ground spice mix and mix it well with the kathirikai / brinjal/ egg plant and cover and cook until done
- Brinjal shrinks in its size when it is completely cooked.
- Serve it hot with curd rice, rasam rice
Notes
You can adjust the spice level according to your taste
You can make this spice mix a head and keep it in air tight container but do not add coconut if storing for long time
You can skip coconut in the spice mix