Ingredients

• Large eggplant - 1
• tamarind extract - 1.5 cups
• sesame oil
• mustard - 1 tbsp
• fenugreek - 1 tsp
• chana Dal - 1 tbsp
• hing
• turmeric powder
• salt - to taste
• For Powder:
• Fry in little oil and grind to powder
• coriander seeds- 2 tsp
• red chillies - 10
• kadalaiparuppu - 2 tsp

How to Make Kaththirikkai Kochchu

• Cut eggplant into small cubes
• Heat oil in a vessel, splutter mustards and add hing powder, fenugreek, and chana dal.
• Fry lightly and add the eggplant and fry for sometime in medium heat.
• Add tamarind extract, salt and let it boil till it turns semi solid.
• Add turmeric and ground powder.
• Let it boil for some more time till oil separates.
• Before removing from fire add little powdered fenugreek to the mixture.