KATHIRIKAI PODI CURRY / BRINJAL DRY CURRY

This is my mom’s special recipe.I love this a lot. It goes well with More kuzhambu & Rasam.

INGREDIENTS 

• Small brinjal – 7 nos
• Salt & water – As needed.

To roast & grind :

• Oil – a drop
• Coriander seeds – 2tsp
• Chana dal – 1.5 tbsp
• Red chilly – 4-5 nos
• Grated coconut – 2 tbsp

To temper:

• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal – 1/4 tsp

METHOD :

• Cut the brinjal lengthwise and soak in water to avoid change of color.
• Cook till its 3/4th done.Drain if there is any excess water .
• In a kadai , add a drop of oil and roast the coriander seeds,channa dal & red chilly. Set aside.
• In the same kadai add the grated coconut and roast for few seconds.
• Grind all the roasted items to a coarse powder. ( not too fine or too coarse )
• Now in a  kadai add oil , temper the mustards & urad dal . Add the cooked brinjal pieces . Saute till the water content gets absorbed.
• Then add the roasted powder , salt and mix well for few minutes. Make sure the brinjal pieces dont break.
• Poriyal is ready to serve hot !!

We enjoyed with my mom’s more kuzhambu :)

NOTE 

As we cook the brinjal , its shrinks in size but the color is retained. My mom makes this curry in other way too.She slit cut the brinjal into 4 pieces , stuff this podi , use lot of oil and saute it till brinjal gets cooked in oil.Since this method consumes more oil and also the color of the brinjal turns black , we avoid making this way. For kids , u can try this method..