Brinjal gothsu

 Hi friends, 

Today I am here with the recipe of brinjal gothsu. There are authentic recipes everywhere of gothsu. But now , I am sharing the recipe of my patti. This may not be authentic but it is one of the tastiest dishes. She always made this as a side dish for ven pongal.

I dont make lots of brinjal dishes.  When I was small,I didnt like them. But now I have started loving them. Nowadays, I have started making them, even when I am the only person eating it.

Lets get on to the recipe

Ingredients

Brinjal - 6 medium ones

Onion - 2 

Curry powder - 1 tbsp

Green chilly -1

Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds -1 tsp

Urad dal -1 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tsp

In a kadai, put a tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds, u.dal and c.dal to fry. Once it is browned , add 1 chopped green chilly, curry leaves and finely chopped onions. Once the onions are browned a little, add finely chopped brinjal pieces. Saute them for 5 minutes. Add salt, curry powder and turmeric powder to it.

Saute it for 5 mins in medium flame till brinjal gets a little mushy. Once it is mushy, add homemade tamarind paste to it. Saute it for a minute . 

Now add required water to bring it to gravy consistency. Boil for 5  minutes till raw smell of tamarind goes away.

Once boiled, switch the gas off. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Yummy gothsu is ready. It is an excellent side dish for idli and pongal.

For curry powder recipe, It is the same as sundal powder. It is versatile as it can be used for poriyal like potato, ladies finger, raw banana and any kind of fries.

Please look in this page for sundal powder recipe 

https://jairamkitchen.blogspot.com/2020/10/day-2-of-navaratri.html?m=1