Brinjal Thogayal

Brinjal  Thogayal  /  Kathirikkai Thogayal.

Big Brinjal :   1 piece ( 250 grams) 

Red chilli :  4 or 5

Raw Tamarind  /  Imli --  2 Betelnut size / kotapaakku

Urad dal / Black gram split --   4 tsp

Hing powder :  2 pinches

White til : 1/4 tsp 

Curry leaves : Handful 

Sugar : 1/4 tsp 

Salt to taste.

Sesame oil :   1 tbsp.  

 

In half a  tsp of oil fry chilli, tamarind, urad dal, till dal becomes light brown in colour.  Add hing powder , til and give a stir .  Add curry leaves and sautee for few seconds. Remove from the pan and keep it aside.

Pour 1 tbsp of oil and add finely chopped brinjals .  Stir fry nicely.

It should get cooked but should not be mushy.  Don’t add salt when cooking.

Grind the dal mixture first nicely in mixie with salt and sugar, then add cooked brinjal and just give a pulse in mixie.  It should be a coarsely ground thogayal.