Brinjal Chutney
Ingredients for Cooking
Big tender brinjals: 3
garlic pods
green chillies: as per ur taste.
tamarind: 1 inch piece
tomato: 1 small
For Seasoning:
red chllies: 2
urad dal: 1 tsp
chana dal: 1tsp
mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
jeera: 1/2 tsp
curry leaves: Few
garlic: half pod crushed.
Method:
- First heat the tawa.
- To it add some 3 tsp of oil.
- Then add brinjals (cut into round pieces).
- Add some salt and turmeric.
- Then place a lid on it.
- Add diced tomato to it.
- Cook until it is soft. Almost it looks like a paste.
- Keep it aside.
- Put some more oil in the tawa, slit green chillies in the center and fry them till good aroma.
- In food processor put garlic pods, jeera, fried green chillies, tamarind and grind for a minute.
- Then add the fried brinjal and tomato mixture to it.
- Grind it roughly. it should not become so soft.
- Add little more oil to the tawa, and then add red chillies, urad dal, chana dal, mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves until mustard seeds splatter, and garlic.
- Add this immediately to the chutney and place a lid to save the aroma.
Note: The same chutney can also be prepared with ridge
gourd (beerakayi), tomato.
U can do the same with okra, dondakayi (i do not know
what u call in English) but instead of grinding with
green chillies, u should roast with red chillies.
Coriander could be added as optional taste.