BADANEKAYI HULI GOJJU
Sutta Badanekayi Gojju / South Indian style Baingan Bharta is One excellent side dish from roasted brinjal
Ingredients
- 2-3 nos Purple Brinjal
- 1-2 nos Tomato, optional
- 1 small Onion, optional
- 3-4 nos Green Chilli, finely chopped
- small lemon size Tamarind, soaked in water
- small lemon size Jaggery
- Coriander leaves, little
- Salt to taste
To temper
- 2-3 tsp Coconut Oil / Any oil, ( coconut oil pref )
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Split Black gram/ Urad dal
- 1/2 tsp Bengal Gram /Chana Dal
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/ hing
- 1 Red Chilli, broken to pieces ( optional )
- few Curry Leaves
Instructions
- Wash the eggplant and pat dry.Rub its surface with a thin coat of oil.Keep it for roasting, on open flame.
- Switch off the flame when the brinjal shrinks in size and skin of brinjal has charred nicely.Whole kitchen would be filled with lovely smoky aroma.
- If you want you can add burnt tomatoes too
- Let the eggplant cool for 5-10 mins. Later peel its charred skin,discard the stem.
- Now mash eggplant nicely using hand or fork.
- Squeeze the tamarind soaked in water to extract pulp . Next to the mashed brinjal add salt,green chilli ,tamarind water and jaggery .Mix well.If required add some water and adjust the consistency.
- Prepare the tempering.In a small kadai ,take oil.Add mustard seeds,urad dal and chana dal.Once they splutter add red chilli piece,curry leaves and hing.Switch off once curry leaves and red chili gets crispy. Pour this tempering on gojju.Add chopped coriander leaves.If required add fresh or sauted chopped onions . Mix everything.
- Serve the yummy brinjal gojju with rice / chapathi / dosa.
Notes
Note : This post was originally published On Nov 30 , 2015 and republished with better images .