Chidambaram Brinjal ( Kathirikkai ) Kosthu

• brinjal 1/2 kg
• onions cup sambhar
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste 2 or 3
• red chillies
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon bengal gram
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon asafoetida
• curry leaves a few
• salt to taste
• 1 cup oil

1. Place a frying pan on fire and pour 2 tsp of oil and heat.
2. Add chillies , bengal gram and coriander seeds and fry it .
3. When the seeds splutter stop the fire and grind it to fine powder.
4. Heat 1/2 cup of oil in another kadai and fry onions and brinjal one by one.
5. Mash all the brinjals with a fork and keep both onions and brinjal aside.
6. Now add all the remaining oil and heat.
7. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.
8. When the seeds splutter add mashed brinjal, fried onions, tamarind paste,
9. Turmeric powder, salt and finally the powder.
10. When the kosthu releases oil, stop the fire and transfer into a dry bowl.

brinjal, onions, tamarind paste, red chillies, coriander seeds, bengal gram, turmeric powder, mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry, salt, oil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chidambaram-Brinjal-_-Kathirikkai-_-Kosthu-1651831 (may not work)