Brinjal Therakal
Kathirikai therakal is a famous chettinad breakfast sidedish apart from other specialities like Vengaya kosu,Chummakulambhu. In tamil kathirikai means eggplant so this is like eggplant kuruma(korma). I guess nobody does korma with eggplant and its special to karaikudi.
Ingredients
- Brinjal 4 no.
- Potato 1 no.
- Tomato 1 no.
- onion 1 no.
To Temper:
- Oil 1 tbsp
- Fennel seed 1/4 tsp
- Pepper corn 10 no.
- Cinnamon Small piece
Instructions
- Chop the brinjal in cube size
- Chop the Potato In cube size
- Chop onion and tomato
- Grind the Ingredients Mentioned above
- Heat the oil and temper the Fennel seed, pepper corn, cinnamon and curry leaves and saute the onion for 2 mins
- add tomato and mix well
- add potato and mix it
- add brinjal and mix it
- add grinned paste, mix it and add 2 glasses of water and allow to cook the vegetables
- once vegetable get cooked and the gravy becomes thick consistency, keep the flame simmer for 5 minutes.
- Now brinjal therakkal is ready to serve
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