Saturday, February 12, 2011

Brinjal Semi Dry Curry/Kathirikai Poriyal

Hope most of us will totally agree with me regarding chopping the onions, i hate to chop these veggies..but unfortunately most of Indian dishes goes usually for chopping onions..Few months back while going through Raji's Rak's Kitchen, i got hooked with so many dishes eventhough the simplicity of this brinjal semi dry curry attracted me immediately coz this curry doesnt go for chopping onions or tomatoes apart from brinjals, i tried out making this simple,quick and delicious brinjal poriyal today for our lunch..Thanks to Raji for sharing this delicious and easy brinjal poriyal,which turned out super delicious..Sending to Jayasri's Blogger's Marathon - Rak's Kitchen..

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Brinjal Poriyal

2nos Brinjals (big&cubed)
2tsp Sambar powder
1tsp Tamarind extract
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
2tbsp Oil
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/2tsp Urad dal
Few curry leaves

To Grind:
1/4cup Grated coconut
1tsp Jeera
5nos Shallots

Grind all the ingredients given under the list 'to grind' with enough water as bit coarse paste, heat the oil in a pan,let splutters the mustard seeds, urad dal, add immediately the cubed brinjal pieces,sauté for few minutes, add the grounded paste, sambar powder,tamarind extract, turmeric powder and salt..mix well and cook in simmer for few minutes, stir in between until the veggies get well cooked..

Once the veggies gets cooked, enjoy with rice as side dish..

48 comments:

Champa said... Reply To This Comment

We make this too. We call it 'Enngayi'. Difference is we use very thick tamarind extract a little. Looks good Priya.

Jaisy James said... Reply To This Comment

delicious curry

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Very inviting curry..

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Brinjal fry looks delicious Priya.

Meena Thennaapan said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious and easy to make

Taste of Beirut said... Reply To This Comment

This looks like a wonderful and easy curry; have you ever thought of wearing swimming goggles to chop the onions? I hear it is very effective! :)

MySpicyKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

No onions?? mm, delicious!


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Jayashree said... Reply To This Comment

I too don't like chopping onions, especially if there is a large quantity to be chopped up.

Lauren said... Reply To This Comment

oh, how i love curry dishes...this looks delicious. now i want curry for breakfast!

Harini said... Reply To This Comment

good and simple curry!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Beautiful color - Me like!

Priya Sreeram said... Reply To This Comment

nice curry priya

KrithisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Great and simple recipe!
http://krithiskitchen.blogspot.com

Rujuta said... Reply To This Comment

Gr8 looking curry...
Good click..
Best Wishes
Rujuta
http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

I love eggplant, so I suspect I'd love this curry. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

fimere said... Reply To This Comment

j'adore quand c'est parfumé au curry
un vrai régal
bonne journée

Reshmi Mahesh said... Reply To This Comment

This is new to me..Lovely

Sunanda said... Reply To This Comment

Quick and easy recipe.. Looks delicious

Shama Nagarajan said... Reply To This Comment

a new recipe

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

Nice recipe priya,simple and delicious...

Santosh Bangar said... Reply To This Comment

good recipe and new to learn

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

very unique and quick curry.thanks for sharing

Amritha Kalyani said... Reply To This Comment

Simple brinjal poriyal... looks tender and perfectly mixed with the spices.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

looks nutritious!!

Preety said... Reply To This Comment

simple and new way to prepare..

Srivalli said... Reply To This Comment

Somehow I love onions with brinjal..it sure does adds taste..but can try this way too

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks very good n tasty!...
Smitha
http://smithasspicyflavors.blogspot.com

Sowmya said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and delicious pick!

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Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Simple and delicious curry..yummy

Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

A simple yet delicious curry.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious looking curry Priya I too bookmarked some recipes from raks place have to post them especialy that special masala dosa..

Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

Comforting, and delicious dish, Priya...would love a portion of it right now, after returning from the gym, need some energy booster!

Malar Gandhi said... Reply To This Comment

My fav' make this quite often:)

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

Yumm.. Bookmarked to make VERY SOOn. Thanks for sharing.

Mina Joshi said... Reply To This Comment

Wow looks delicious. Never tried it with sambhar powder.

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

Very yummy looking curry. Eggplant is one of my favorite veggie, love that bowl.

Suman Singh said... Reply To This Comment

Looks delicious Priya..something new and different.

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Brinjal dry curry looks delicious.

divya said... Reply To This Comment

Wow simply superb..

Rajani said... Reply To This Comment

Grinding these flavourful ingredients would surely make brinjal heavenly,it's a fav veg at our home too..

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks spicy and yumm

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

yummy n tempting curry..

Padmajha said... Reply To This Comment

delicious curry :)

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

Priya, I hate chopping anything so this is welcome, wonderful. goes in to be made often list.

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

Great curry, i lov eeggplants and this is such a delight for eggplant lovers :-)

veena said... Reply To This Comment

Never thoght brinjal tastes good without onion but after seeing this i change my opinion:-)this looks great

Raks said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks for trying it out priya and the link :)

sindhuraruna said... Reply To This Comment

Hi priya,
Curry looks gorgeous, I too had tried this out, I forgot to take photos then :(, thanks for linking to the event