Ennai kathirikai kuzhambu (or) Eggplant kuzhambu

Ingredients:

• Small Brinjal (Eggplant) – 6-7
• Tamarind paste– 1/2 tspn
• Coriander leaves
• Garlic - 4
• onion - 1/2 medium
• Tomato - 1
• Mustard,Urad dhal, Cumin seeds, asafoteida(hing), Curry leaves for seasoning
• Salt – To taste
• Oil

To Grind:

• Dry chilli – 3-4 count
• Whole pepper – 1/2 tspn
• Fenugreek seeds – 1/4 tspn
• Cumin seeds – 1/2 tspn
• Dhania(Coriander seeds) – 1 spoon
• Kasa kasa(Poppy seeds) - 1 tspn
• Coconut – 3 piece
• Chopped onions – 1/2 medium

Method:

• Roast all the ingredients given under grinding with little oil.
• Blend them into a fine paste when it gets cooled.
• Chop the onion,garlic & tomato & slit the eggplants according to instruction given in introduction.
• Heat 1-2 tbspn of oil preferably sesame oil in a pan & add the seasonings.
• Saute the onion,garlic & tomato along with some salt till tomato gets mushy.
• Add turmeric powder & the ground paste & keep it stirring till the oil separates.
• Now add the eggplants, saute it till the eggplant turns colour a little bit.
• Finally add tamarind paste & some jaggery along with some water.
• Let it boil till eggplants are cooked & the gravy thickens.
• It tastes better when the oil floats on the top.
• If not, add a tspn of oil at the end. Serve it with rice & poriyal.

Enjoy Cooking !!!!!

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

Ingredients Needed for Paruppu Urundai:

• Toor Dhal - 1 Cup (soaked for 1/2 hr)
• Onion - 1/2 Cup (Chopped)
• Garlic - 10 Cloves (Chopped)
• Coconut - 1/4 Cup (Chopped pieces)
• Red Chilly - 3
• Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaf - Small Qty
• Salt - 1/2 tsp

Method to prepare Urundai:

• Grind thoor dhal (without water) with red chilly and salt.
• To the ground thoor dhal,add the chopped onion,garlic,coconut and curry leaf.
• Mix well and make the balls (Urundais) out of the ground dhal.
• Steam cook them in oil greased idly plates.
• Keep aside once the cooking is done. 

Ingredients Needed for Kuzhambu:

• Sambar Thool - 3 tbs
• Tamarind - Lemon sized (Soak for 30 min and extract juice)
• Onion - 1/4 Cup (Chopped)
• Coconut - 3 tsp (grated)
• Poppy Seeds - 2 tsp (soaked for 20 min)
• Salt - Needed qty
• Urid dhal - 1 tsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tbs
• Curry leaf - Small qty

Method to prepare Kuzhambu:

• Heat oil in a pan, pop mustard and then add urid dhal.
• Then add onion and fry till golden brown.
• Add the extracted tamarind juice.
• Add salt and keep the flame in medium for 15 minutes.
• Close the pan with lid.
• Now,grind the poppy seeds and coconut in a mixer to paste.
• Add this to the contents in the pan.
• When the contents are getting thickened add the lentil balls.
• Garnish with curry leaf.
• Serve hot over cooked rice