Friday, July 17, 2009

Brinjal Baji / Brinjal Kadayal / Kathirikkai Kadayal , Kongunadu Cuisine

Brinjal Baji - this recipe i learnt from my MIL. This is very easy and very very quick to make. I find it very easy to make and very tasty also. It gives you both spicy and tangy taste. This recipe is from Kongunadu cuisine, Coimbatore style brinjal kadayal. It is best taste with idli and dosa.

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This is going to participate in " FIL - Brinjal " event hosted by Sanghi'.

Ingredients
Brinjal, chopped - 4
Tomato, chopped - 2
Potato, small one, chopped - 1
Shallots, peeled - 5 to 6
Tamarind - Goose berry sized
Green Chillies - 5 to 6
Red Chillies - 4
Salt to taste

For Tempering
Oil - 2 tbsp
Split Bengal Gram - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tbsp
Curry Leaves - Few

Method
  • Pressure cook all the ingredients said above with enough water.
  • Then smash them using wooden smasher.
  • Add the tempering to it and serve with idli or dosa.
Note: If you add little jaggery or sugar to it gives you more tasty.

19 comments :

Raks said...

I tried a very similar recipe thro my sis in law,I loved it,sure this too will taste great,nice entry for the event!

chef and her kitchen said...

Nice pic valar...looks yummy..Bajji made me expect a pakoda but it turned out this bajji....:(

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow...looks drool worthy.......nice pic......

Suparna said...

hi valar,
I like this king of spiced up bajji, though making this with brinjal is new to me except for bharta :) nice pic :)
Thnx
TC

Pavithra Elangovan said...

NIce click valar ...we used to have this with dosa and idli, looks tempting ...

Mangala Bhat said...

Wow! Nice pic ..Looks easy and tasty ..Thanks for shairng

Saritha said...

Looks great and nice click :)

sangeeta said...

nice click Valar...
now i know that bajji is something like a bharta.
will try this.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Looks awesome... New one for me...

Unknown said...

Looks tangy and yummy! Lovely presentation.

Gita Jaishankar said...

Very creamy and colorful curry...looks great as usual :)

Pooja said...

Looks fabulous! Great shot!

Indian Khana said...

Very nice...I never tried brinjal in this way..looks yum

Unknown said...

wow.. lokks delicious.. nice click..

EC said...

Simple and quick dish..

Kitchen Chronicles said...

Kathrikkai Kosumalli looks delicious.

Dori said...

That does sound extremely simple, but so tasty... I have bookmarked!

Unknown said...

Lovely pic valar..This dish is soooo simple to make..Yummy!!Bookmarked it

Unknown said...

wow looks yummmy love to have this with pongal ohhh you are tempting me.........