KATHRIKKAI KOSTHU -- EGGPLANT IN TAMARIND GRAVY

Pongali and coconut chutney or coriander chutney is my favorite since I tried and taste with eggplant gostu.A good combination with dosa and I enjoyed this with roti also.Making process of this eggplant gostu is just like baingan bharta but little difference in seasoning and we don't use tamarind in baingan bhartha.No onion and garlic in this recipe but if you like can add onion and garlic in seasoning.

Recipe Source : Chef in you
INGREDIENTS:--
Eggplant ---1 large (kathrikkai, vankaya, brinjal)
Tamarind paste -- 1 tab sp (soak gooseberry size tamarind in hot water for 10 mi and extract juice with 1 cup water.)
Salt -- 1/ teasp or accordind to your taste
FOR SEASONING:--
Oil -- 1 tabsp
Split black gram -- 1 tea sp(urad dal, minapappu)
Split pigeon peas -- 1 tea sp(tour dal, kandipappu)
Mustard seeds -- 1/2 tea sp
Dried red chillies -- 3 broken
Asafortida -- a pinch
Curry leaves -- a spring

METHOD:--
Wash wipe eggplant and apply little oil .
Cook whole eggplant on direct flame on a gas stove or you can broil it in a oven till tender.
Remove from flame and let it cool,peal the skin and chop.
Mix tamarind paste with 1 cup water if you are using tamarind pulp or you like to use tamarind then extract the juice with 1 cup water and keep it ready.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds let them popup then add lentils, broken red chilies and fry for a minute.
Now add tamarind juice and curry leaves cook till the raw smell of the tamarind disappear. It will take 10 to 15 min in a low flame.
Add asafoetida mix well then add chopped eggplant.
Stir well to combine every thing well and let it boil for another 5 min.
Check the consistency that should be like chutney, if it is too watery then boil for some more time.
Serve with pongali