Name: Brinjal Gotsu recipe by Neeru Srikanth at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Brinjal – 3; Tamarind – 2 lemon size; Green chili – 4; Ginger – small piece; Water – 500ml; Musturd – ¼ tsp; Bengal gram – ½ tsp; Urad dhal – ½ tsp; Gingelly Oil – 2 tsp; Salt – to taste; Asafoetida - a generous pinch; Coriander leaves - few

ABOUT Brinjal Gotsu RECIPE

Roasted & Smoky Brinjal soaked in raw tamarind juice is a famous dish from Srirangam. This dish is served as dipping to Pongal & Idly

Ingredients Serving: 4

Brinjal – 3
Tamarind – 2 lemon size
Green chili – 4
Ginger – small piece
Water – 500ml
Musturd – ¼ tsp
Bengal gram – ½ tsp
Urad dhal – ½ tsp
Gingelly Oil – 2 tsp
Salt – to taste
Asafoetida - a generous pinch
Coriander leaves - few

Instructions

Wash the brinjal and rub with oil.
Roast the brinjal in gas fire and keep turning until all sides are cooked.
Let it cool.
Peel the skin and mash the brinjal.
Blend the tamarind in water and make it as a juice with 500ml water. Now all the ingredients are ready to be cooked.
Take pan and add oil and hing.
Add mustard, Bengal gram dhal, urad dhal and fry for a min
Add ginger and let it fry.
Add green chili and let it fry.
Switch off the gas.
Add the tamarind juice.
Add roasted and mashed brinjal
Add salt and mix nicely.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

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