Chidambaram Brinjal ( kathirikkai ) kosthu

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Ingredients:

Brinjal  --  1/2 kg

sambhar  onions  --  2 cup

tamarind  paste --  2  or 3  tsp

red chillies --  15

coriander seeds  --  4 tsp

bengal  gram  --  4  tsp

turmeric powder  --  1/4 tsp

mustard  seeds  --  1  tsp

asafoetida  --  1/2 tsp

curry  leaves  --  a  few

salt  --  to  taste

oil  --  2  cups

Method:

Place  a frying pan  on  fire and  pour 2  tsp  of  oil  and heat.

Add  chillies , bengal  gram  and coriander  seeds  and  fry  it .

When  the  seeds  splutter  stop  the  fire and grind it to fine powder.

Heat  1/2 cup of  oil in another kadai  and fry onions and brinjal one by one.

Mash  all  the  brinjals  with  a  fork and keep both onions and brinjal aside.

Now  add all the  remaining  oil  and heat.

Add  mustard  seeds, asafoetida  and curry  leaves.

When the  seeds  splutter  add mashed  brinjal, fried  onions,  tamarind paste,

turmeric powder, salt and  finally  the powder.

When the kosthu  releases  oil,  stop  the fire and transfer into a dry bowl.

Serve  hot  with hot idlies.

A  very  famous dish  in Chidambaram.