Monday, August 27, 2012

Kathirikai podi varuval ~ Brinjal podi curry

This is the recent poriyal craze going on at home. just love this kathirikai podi curry, as it goes well with rasam or sambhar or any variety rice. its simple and easy to prepare.

                                    Kathirikai podi varuval with arisi paruppu sadham


You can prepare it in three different ways. yes i have tried three different ways just in the past one week! i will share two ways here, one is with less oil and the other is sinful varuval kind. though it can be prepared in three ways, basic podi is same, and it differs in either sauting or frying or steaming the brinjal's.

Ingredients for podi: 

                            got this moram after seeing it on raks kitchen. now i love to use it!

4 or 5 dry red chilli
1 tbsp chana dal
1 tsp dhania
1 tbsp peanuts
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp grated fresh coconut or kopparai(dry coconut)

Dry roast the above ingredients one by one in medium flame till they turn into golden color. once roasted, cool them down and grind into a coarse powder.


If you have added dry coconut, you can store the podi in fridge and use it up later. you can also prepare vazhakkai podi varuval. so prepare the podi  in excess and store in an air tight container, which could be good for at least a week.

Kathrikai podi poriyal: ( with just 1 tsp oil )


Purple brinjal - 10
Oil - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Tamarind - a small lemon size
Podi - 3 tbsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
salt to taste

Method:

Trim the tails of brinjal and cut them lengthwise. soak the tamarind in 1/2 a cup of water and squeeze out the pulp. heat a pan, add the tamarind water and brinjal's. let the brinjal get fully cooked in it and the water should be absorbed by the brinjals. at this stage, add salt to taste, turmeric powder and the podi. mix up all together. add a tsp of oil and mix them all. leave the brinjal's  in slow flame for about 2-3 mins. add curry leaves & remove from flame. serve with hot rice. Tastes best when served with mor kuzhambu or rasam.

Kathrikai podi varuval: (with 4 tbsp's of oil)



Purple brinjal - 10
Oil - 3 - 4 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Podi - 3  tbsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
salt to taste


Method:

Trim the tails of brinjal and cut them lengthwise. Heat oil in a pan, add the brinjal's and fry them till they are almost cooked(3 - 4 minutes). add salt to taste, turmeric, podi and chilly powder. mix up well. let the brinjal's get wrapped up well with the podi. Let the brinjal fully cooked in low flame for about 2 or 3 minutes. add the curry leaves and remove from flame. serve hot.

I served with arisi paruppu sadham, which was a delicious combo!

I liked the version with less oil, as its guilt free. but you all know, which one will taste good. i was talking about the third version of steaming isn't it?. you can refer bharathy's spicy chilly.



16 comments:

  1. wowww!
    I can eat this with plain rice mixing it in like pickle :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Can have this podi curry simply with curd rice,divine.

    ReplyDelete
  3. we too make it.. i am drooling ..

    ReplyDelete
  4. ah this looks like more a healthier and easier way to make this curry! Looks awesome, sure to try it this week! :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. bookmarked to make this. looking yum. brinjals are my favorite and am always on the lookout for interesting recipes made with brinjals.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Simple food is most often pleasure to cook and to eat..

    Sowmya
    http://nivedhanams.blogspot.in/

    ReplyDelete
  7. i really want to try this because i dont know what to do with brinjals other than adding in sambar. thanks for the yummy receipe.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Lavi, I made this today and it was so yum. The peanut flavor with red-chilli/sesame/coconut is finger licking good! :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. The pickle looks awesome with the rice...I love Indian dishes a lot...they are so yummy..just can't wait to taste all of that...your posts are like oasis for me in my food dessert...thanks

    ReplyDelete
  10. Hi Lavanya!
    Greetings to you! I have become a great fan of yours. Thus far, I have tried ARISI PARUPPU SADHAM, KATHIRIKKAI PODI VARUVAL & LADIES FINGER FRY. Everything tasted great! Those who tasted KATHIRIKKAI PODI VARUVAL took the recipe from me without fail. The credit goes only to you. Hats off to you!!!! Please do continue this selfless service of yours!!!

    With regards,
    Mahalakshmi Saravana Kumar
    [My blog id: http://annamalayaan.blogspot.com/]

    ReplyDelete
  11. Thank you so much for your this!
    I am really impressed
    Jas Blazer Pria

    ReplyDelete
  12. Hey! Do you know if they make any plugins to help with Search Engine Optimization? I'm trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I'm not seeing very good gains. If you know of any please share. Many thanks!
    click here

    ReplyDelete
  13. Thanks for making such a cool post which is really very well written.will be referring a lot of friends about this.Keep blogging.
    visit website

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...