Kathirikkai Urulai Aaraithuvita Tharakkal (Eggplant Potato Coconut Gravy)

Serving: 4 |Type: Chettinad Breakfast-Side Dish

Ingredients:

Katharikkai -5(small)
Potato -1(small)
Onion(Diced) -½ cup
Tomato(Diced) -1
Turmeric -pinch
Salt -to taste
Coriander -few
Chili Powder -¼tsp

Seasoning:

Oil -2tbsp
Mustard -1tsp
Urad Dhal -½tsp
Sombu -½tsp
Cumin -½tsp
Fenugreek -¼tsp
Red chili -1
Curry Leaves -few

 

Grinding:

Grated Coconut -3tbsp
Red Chili -6 to 8
Sombu -1tsp
Cumin -1tsp
Fried Gram Dhal -2tbsp(optional)

Method:

  1. Cut the kathirikkai and potato into dices and put it into the water (otherwise kathirikkai will get black) and keep it aside.
  2. Grind the above ingredients with water and keep it aside.
  3. Take a heavy bottom vessel, heat with oil, then add seasonings and fry without burning.
  4. Then add onion sauté for 1 minute then add tomato, pinch salt and turmeric until tomato get mashed.
  5. Now add katharikkai and potato sauté for4 to 5 minutes then add chili powder mix well.
  6. Now add 2 cups of water, cook until all the vegetables get soft.
  7. Then add the ground paste boil it for 3 minute, then turn off stove.
  8. Garnish with coriander leaves.
  9. Serve with idly or dosa.

Note:

  1. Instead of grinding the red chili you can add more chili powder in the gravy.
  2. If you add fried gram dhal it will increase the thickness of the tharakkal.
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