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badanekai gojju recipe /sutta kathirikai gothsu for rice

Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • Medium sized brinjals - 2 if big one is enough
  • Gingelly oil/nallenai - 4-5 tbsp
  • Small onions - 1/4 cup
  • Green chillies - 1-2
  • Curry leaves - some
  • Mustard seeds/kadugu - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal /ulundhu - 1 tsp
  • Kadala paruppu/bengal gram dal - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
  • Dried red chillies -2 tear it by hand
  • Thick extract from tamarind - 1-2 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Small bit of jaggery optional

Instructions
 

  • Smear oil to brinjal and char the brinjal skin till it shrinks.
  • Take out and when its slightly cool peel off the charred part ,mash the flesh and keep ready.
  • In-between mince the small onions and green chillies and keep ready.
  • Keep a thick bottomed kadai with oil when it heats up add mustard to splutter, both dals to be golden ,asafoetida and curry leaves.
  • Then add teared redchillies with minced onion-green chilli mixture and let it brown.
  • Then add the mashed brinjal with turmeric, chilli powder with needed salt for the whole dish.
  • Saute well till rawness goes off.
  • Add the tamarind extract with little more water with a bit of jaggery.
  • Let it boil and come to a semi solid consistency.
  • When done serve it with rice.

Notes

I have used medium sized brinjals, if you are using the big violet once then you should alter the spice amount accordingly.
Adding jaggery is for balance but its optional.
I have finely minced the small onions and chillies but you can add it as finely chopped onions.
Use only gingelly oil for this recipe for exact taste.