CHIDAMBARAM BRINJAL GOSTHU/

CHIDAMBARAM  KATHRIKAI GOSTHU

Chidambaram Brinjal Gosthu – A famous delicacy from the region of Chidambaram prepared with Brinjal with freshly grounded spices and and tamarind paste; usually served as side dish for idli and dosa..

Hope you will try this out and let me know how it turns out for you..

Chidambaram kathrikai gosthu recipes:

prep time:5 min

cooking time:20 min

total time:25 min

recipe:chutney

cuisines:indian

serves:3 no

Ingredients:

• Brinjal-4 no
• Onion-3 no
• Tomato-2 no
• Salt as per taste
• Tamarind pulp-3 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

To grind:

• Coriander seeds-1tbsp
• Dry Red chillies-4 no
• Channa dal-1tsp

For tempering:

• Mustard seeds-1tsp
• Urad dal-tsp
• A pinch hing
• Curry leaves-a spring
• Oil-1tbsp
• Red chilli-4 slit

Method:

1. Dry Roast the grinding ingredients and then ground it into fine powder, keep aside. 
2. Chop the onions, brinjal and tomatoes keep aside. 
3. Heat oil and add the tempering ingredients, temper it.
4. And add onion and tomatoes saute it well
5. Then add chopped brinjal mix well.
6. Now add required water and close the cooker with lid
7. And keep for 2 whistles in high flame.
8. After pressure release .open the lid and see brinjal is cooked well.
9. And add grained powder and mix well.
10. Then add tamarind water and Simmer for few more mins till it gets like a masala.
11. Serve it with hot idlis...

Pictorial:

1)Dry roast the all the ingredients

2)Then take in a blender

3)And grain into powder

4)Then soak tamarind water and extract the pulp

5)Heat oil in a pan and add tempering item and temper it

6)Add onion chopped

7)Add chopped tomatoes 

8)Add brinjal saute well

9)now add required water

10)close with lid and cook for 2 whistles in a high flame

11)After pressure release ,open it and see brinjal is cooked well

12)Then add grained powder and mix well

13)Add tamarind water mix well

14)Simmer till we get thick gravy

15)Serve