If you love brinjal (also known as aubergine, kathrikka, ennagayi, in various languages), then this is a sure shot winner recipe.
Ingredients:
Brinjal – 1 cup, chopped
Onions – 1 big, chopped
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Gingelly oil (nallennai/sesame oil/til oil) – 3 tbsp
Curry leaves – 10
Salt – to taste
How I Made It:
1. Heat oil and add the chopped brinjals. Note that you have to use gingelly oil for this dish. Anything else will spoil the taste completely.
2. Fry till the pieces start breaking up and become a bit soft. At this stage, add the onions, turmeric powder, chilli powder, and curry leaves.
3. Let it cook for a good 20-25 minutes till the onions are fried and blended in with the brinjal. Add salt, mix well and fry for another 5 mins.
4. Remove from fire if you see that the curry is separating from the oil. That’s when you know its done.
Serve with rice and some gravy.
You may also be interested in Kannadiga Brinjal Palya.
Aparna
I make this all the time, but my version has a bit of asafetida and a tsp of cumin powder.
I do use a little less oil, too.
But the preparation in your picture doesn’t look oily.
Nags
following popular feedback, i am going to reduce the oil next time 😀 but i love gingelly oil and have always thought its not harmful for health at all!!
A_and_N
Its one of my all-time faves man!
TBC
How simple is that! Wish I liked brinjal…any other vegetable would work too, I guess…
notyet100
LOOKS EASY ND YUM…
Lavi
WOW..WOW..
1st wow is for the comment box..
2nd is for the brinjal curry..iam a big fan of brinjal…got to try this soon..
Mirchi
ooooooo that looks sooo good. Great share! I love easy recipes like this one.
Cham
The curry looks yummy & simple 🙂 Eggplant absorbs lots of oil, that is why we cannot notice! But oily food are delicious!
easycrafts
Skipping the onions, my mom makes it the same way..
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