Please note: Generally Kathirikai Podi Curry is made with small violet brinjal that’s slit and the masala filled inside. In the recipe mentioned below, I have used the purple, long brinjal and added the spices along with the gravy to make a side-dish for roti or chapati for dinner.
Podi Curry is a traditional Tamil Brahmin Recipe except that I made a slight twist in it and added pureed onions. You can omit that and you will get a dry fry dish. I wanted something that was slightly soft and not fried.
Kathirikai Podi Curry Recipe
Ingredients:
Brinjal / eggplant – 2 cups, cubed
Onion – 1 small, ground to a paste or chopped fine
Mustard seeds – 1/8 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp (preferably gingelly/sesame oil)
Salt – to taste
To dry-roast and grind:
Dhania / malli – 2 tsp (or 3 tsp dhania powder)
Bengal gram / Chana dal / kadala parippu – 1 tbsp
Urad dal / uzhunnu parippu / uzhutham paruppu – 1 tsp
Dried red chillies – 4, adjust to taste
Curry leaves – a few
How to Make Kathirikai Podi Curry
1. Dry roast the list of ingredients until golden brown, cool, grind and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan. temper mustard seeds and lightly saute the onion paste. Then add the brinjal pieces and fry until they turn colour and get soft. Add salt.
3. Mix in the ground spice mixture and fry well for 3 to 4 mins. Remove from fire. Serve hot with steamed white rice and spicy baby potatoes.
looks interesting…cant wait to start cooking again!
ooh, yummy brinjal curry! Great pic.
hey!..we too make the same..I learnt this from my MIL as well :)..we dont roast the spices..just powder raw and in goes with the vegetable ;)..I make this regularly for Poori.as a combo of brinjals potatoes and peas 🙂
Wow something new and looking yum recipe.
curious to know if you remove that dark skin from the brinjal first…
They look so delicious Nags..!!!!
Looks nice
I don’t usually eat vegan, but this looks so good I don’t think I would miss the meat at all! Hopefully I can find all the ingredients around my place.
looks great Nags. I like brinjal in some forms.. like baingan bartha and curry with podi.
I am a lover of brinjal too! Souds so flavorful!