Name: Brinjal Gotsu with Rava Pongal recipe by Anandha Bhagyam at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 large finely chopped onions; 2 large tomatoes finely chopped; 2 spoons jeera; 2 large green chillies; 4-5 spoons cashew; 2 spoons chopped pepper; 1 cup moong dal; 1 cup soon I rava; Half cup ghee; Half cup oil; Half pound brinjal; 2 large potatoes; 3-4 red chillies dried; Bunch of coriander leaves; 1 teaspoon tamarind

ABOUT Brinjal Gotsu with Rava Pongal RECIPE

South Indian gravies can be classified into ones with coconut or ones with tamarind. This recipe uses tamarind and usually goes very well with upma, pongal, idli or dosa

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 large finely chopped onions
2 large tomatoes finely chopped
2 spoons jeera
2 large green chillies
4-5 spoons cashew
2 spoons chopped pepper
1 cup moong dal
1 cup soon I rava
Half cup ghee
Half cup oil
Half pound brinjal
2 large potatoes
3-4 red chillies dried
Bunch of coriander leaves
1 teaspoon tamarind

Instructions

To make the gotsu first peel the potatoes and cut it into large pieces
Cut the brinjal into large chunks , pressure cook potatoes and brinjal together for 3 to 4 whistles
Take a pan and add oil, add mustard seeds and jeera
When this splutters add chopped onions and tomatoes and fry well
Now add chopped green chillies, salt and dried chillies cook this with water for a bit
Mash the cooked brinjal and potatoes well and add to the gravy
Cook this till done, add a teaspoon of tamarind
Add a spoon of jeera powder
Cook this till done and top with coriander leaves
To make Rava pongal
Take a pan and add ghee , fry the moong dal for a few minutes . Pressure cook moong dal for 3-4 whistles
Take the pan and add few spoons of ghee and fry rava till done and set aside
In the same pan add oil , add jeera and mustard seeds when it splutters add cashews, powdered pepper
Add cooked moong dal with water and cook for 10 minutes
Add the rava and cook till pongal is done
Top with ghee and serve with brinjal gotsu

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