Kathirrikkai Kosmalli

Ingredients
Items	Qnty	Comments
Brinjal(Indian egg plant)	6 medium size	(tamil:kathirrikkai)
Onion	1 small	(tamil:vengayam)
Tomatoe	1 small
Green Chillies	10	(tamil:pachai milagai)
Tamarind	1 lemon size	(tamil:Puli)
Green Curry Leaves	5 leaves	(tamil:Karuvepilai)
Mustard seeds	½ teaspoon	(tamil:kadugu)
Urad dhal	¼ teaspoon	(tamil:ulluntham paruppu)
Asafoetida	¼ teaspoon	(tamil:perungayam)
Salt	3/4 teaspoon	or as required
Oil	4 teaspoons	For frying

Method

1. Wash and cut the ends of the brinjal.Pressure cook in the cooker for 2 whistles by adding ½ cup of water.

2. When it cools down slowly peel off the skin from the brinjal and mash it up.Keep it aside.

3. Finely cut the onion,tomatoe and slit the chillies.

4. Soak the tamarind in water and keep it aside.After some time make it into a thick paste and strain it.Add 1/2 cup of water to it.

5. Heat the oil in a tawa and add mustard seeds,urad dhal,asafoetida and curry leaves

6. When it splutters add the chillies,onion,tomatoe in that order and sauté well.

7. Mix the tamarind juice and salt to the mashed up brinjal and pour it into the tawa.

8. Allow the mixture to boil for 10 minutes in medium flame.

9. When it gets to a thick consistency off the stove.

10. Transfer to a serving dish.

Tips

· If you have a few brinjals you can add potatoes too to increase the quantity.

· Potatoes can be boiled along with brinjal.

· Chayote(chow chow) can be used instead of brinjals for the same recipe.

· This is a very easy recipe to make and tastes good too.

· Serve hot with idly and dosai.