ENNAI KATHIRIKAI PORIYAL/STUFFED BRINJAL CURRY RECIPE–BRINJAL RECIPES

Being an ardent fan of brinjal,i love to & keep trying varieties of brinjal recipes.Be it sambar,poriyal,gravy or rice, i love brinjals in any form.But Sendhil is just opposite to me.He runs miles away when i cook brinjals . Now Raksha also joined him .So whenever i plan to make recipes with brinjal,i have to cook a separate menu for them.This morning, i prepared sambar & beetroot poriyal for their lunch box and made this stuffed brinjal fry especially for me .Ennai kathirikkai curry is a very famous recipe in Tamil nadu.People  usually mix this with rice,ghee OR it is taken as a side dish for sambar & Rasam.As i had already posted ennai kathirikai kuzhambu in my blog,i wanted to  have this post too.I took this recipe from Aval vikatan supplementary issue”30 kalyana samayal” .As all the recipes were given by famous marriage caterers,i wanted to give them a try.I found this one very interesting and tried it today.This particular recipe was given by Tiruvannamalai famous marriage caterer “ Sekar master”. I followed his recipe to T and it came out very well. I just loved it a lot.It has mild masala flavour.So i have given some variations in the end of the post to make a spicier version.Do try this ennai kathirikkai poriyal/varuval for ur lunch.U’ll love it like me.Soon i will share Andhra style stuffed brinjal fry ..

Ennai kathirikai poriyal/Stuffed brinjal curry

Yummy brinjal curry stuffed with masala and cooked in oil !

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

Purple Brinjal - 5 nos(small sized) Cooking oil - 2-3 tbsp ( i used 3 tbsp) Mustard seeds - 1/2 tssp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry leaves - few Big onion - 1 no Tomato - 2 nos Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp (grind 6 cloves) Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed For masala Chana dal - 1 tbsp Jeera/cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp Dhania - 2 tsp Red chillies - 3 nos Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp Cloves - 1 no (optional) Roasted peanuts - 1 tsp (optional)

METHOD

Grind all the ingredients given under “For masala” to a smooth,thick paste adding little water.Set aside. Chop onions,tomatoes.Grind garlic to make a paste.No problem if it is coarse. Wash and slit the brinjals on top of it without removing the stalk.Cut till half the way. Keep immersed in water.Stuff the ground masala as much as possible.Keep the remaining as such.We are going to use that in next step. In a kadai,heat oil and splutter mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves.Saute onions and garlic paste for a minute.Then add tomatoes and saute till mushy.Add salt,turmeric powder and red chilli powder.Saute till masala smells nicely.Add the remaining stuffing masala if there is any. Now add the stuffed brinjal and saute for a minute.Keep the flame medium.Make sure the brinjal is well covered with oil.Simmer the flame and cover the kadai for 2 minutes. Open the kadai,toss the brinjals and again cover cook it till brinjals are tender and cooked.Keep tossing every now and then else masala would burn.It takes maximum 10 minutes to cook.Cook till dry and all the water evaporates and oil oozes out.Nice smell wafts around ur house. Delicious ennai kathirkai poriyal is ready to serve.Enjoy !

Note

To make this poriyal more spicy,add more red chillies.ie use 5 nos Adding cloves and peanuts are optional.It was not mentioned in the original recipe.So its ur choice of using it. Instead of tomatoes,u can use 1 tsp of tamarind paste. U can use a tbsp of grated coconut while grinding masala paste. Make sure u grind the masala paste very thick else u can’t stuff it properly.

Enjoy with rice and sambar Tastes delish !!

Do check out my other brinjal recipes

• Ennai kathirikai kuzhambu
• Brinjal podi curry
• Kathirikai poriyal
• Kathirikai kosumalli 
• Brinjal gotsu
• Sutta kathirikai chutney
• Tomato brinjal sambar for idli
• Brinjal sambar for idli

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