Recipe: Tasty Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani)

Recipe: Tasty Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani). Once brinjal is soft, mash them little with the spatula and add grounded powder and tamarind water. Brinjal Gravy is ready to serve with any Biryani. Brinjal Curry for Biryani - Ennai Kathirikai This is the Brinjal (Eggplant) Curry that is famously served with the Ambur Biryani.

A special peanut masala is made to enhance its taste, then the brinjals are fried in gingelly oil and then added to a special masala base.

In this video we will see how to make Ennai Kathirikai kulambu in Tamil.

This version of Ennai Kathirikkai / Brinjal curry is an absolute delight when enjoye.

You can have Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani) using 19 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani)

1. You need 20 of Brinjals.

2. It’s 2 of medium sized onions.

3. Prepare 3 of medium sized tomatoes (grinded to paste).

4. You need 1/2 spoon of turmeric powder.

5. Prepare 2 spoons of Coriander powder.

6. You need 3 spoons of Chilli powder.

7. It’s 2 spoons of Ginger garlic paste.

8. It’s 1 of lemon size tamarind.

9. Prepare 1/2 spoon of Mustard.

10. You need 1/2 spoon of urad dal.

11. You need leaves of As required Curry.

12. You need 50 ml of Sesame oil.

13. It’s 1 1/2 spoon of salt.

14. Prepare of For grinding.

15. You need 1 1/2 spoon of Jeera.

16. You need 1 1/2 spoon of Fennel.

17. It’s 1 spoon of Fenugreek.

18. It’s 50 grams of peanuts.

19. You need 2 spoons of Sesame seeds.

Brinjal Gravy For Biryani, as the name suggests is a side dish recipe that makes a delicious accompaniment for any Biryani.

This style of side dish is prepared in Bangalore restaurants or at Weddings and served along with spicy biryanis.

The tanginess and sweetness of the dish pairs well with any spicy Biryanis or Pulaos.

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Ennai Kathirikai / Brinjal Gravy (Sides for Biryani) step by step

1. Dry roast the ingredients under the section for grinding.

2. Blend them to a coarse paste and set aside..

3. Dry the brinjals on kitchen towels and slit them into four without removing the stem but cutting the edges.

4. Add 2 spoons oil in a kadai and fry the brinjals.

5. Keep it aside.

6. In the same kadai add some more oil and add mustard and urad dal followed by chopped onions and fry till golden.

7. Add 2 spoons of ginger garlic paste and salt and saute till raw smell goes off.

8. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder and saute till raw smell goes off.

9. Then add the peanut paste and curry leaves and saute for a minute.

10. Then add the blended tomatoes and cover and cook till oil oozes out.

11. Now add tamarind water and cover and cook again till oil oozes out.

12. Then add the fried brinjals and cook till oil oozes out one last time.

13. Best had with biryanis and pulaos..

A spicy side dish with brinjal, other masala powders, makes it really flavourful, tangy and spicy.

Being a brinjal fan, it is a long time wish for me to try this brinjal masala for Biryani.

I have posted one simple recipe in my initial blogging days.

Brinjal Pachadi, today we will see how to prepare kathirikkai thokku to serve with biryani and pulav.

I have also shared the recipe video.