Brinjal Plantain Kootu

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 kg brinjal, cut into squares
• 3 plantains, cut into squares,bigger than usual
• 1/2 cup thoor dhal
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil or 2 teaspoons cooking oil
• 1 tamarind pulp, squeezed to get the essence
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida powder (perungaya powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon mustard (kadugu)
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds (jeeragam)
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds (dhania)
• 2 tablespoons channa dal (kadala paruppu)
• 4 pieces dried red chilies (molaga vathal)
• curry leaf (as desired)
• salt (as desired)

Recipe

• 1 soak the cut brinjal and plantain in water, for five minutes and wash.
• 2 take tamarind water in a vessel and boil the brinjal and plaintain together for ten minutes (add water if needed).
• 3 as it boils, add asafoetida powder, turmeric powder and salt.
• 4 in the interim, take a pan and fry coriander seeds, channa dhal and dried red chillies without oil, till channa dhal turns brown.
• 5 dry grind this mixture and keep aside.
• 6 also have thoor dhal cooked.
• 7 now add the cooked thoor dhaal to the boiling mixture of brinjal and plantain.
• 8 add the ground mixture to the above.
• 9 let everything boil for five minutes.
• 10 meanwhile, take little oil in another pan, let it heat and then add mustard and cumin seeds.
• 11 wait till mustard splutters and then add curry leaves.
• 12 garnish the kootu with this mustard, cumin and curry leaves.
• 13 brinjal-plantain kootu is ready to be served with rice.