KATHIRIKKAI MOCHAI PAYAR KUZHAMBU (BRINJAL FRESH FIELD BEANS CURRY)

Hai Friends ,

Well and wish you all the same . Thank you for sending lot of yummy different recipes to Grammathu Kaimanam Event . On seeing those yummy collections ,i am interested to get many more delicious recipes from you . So, I am extending the last date till May 31 st .

Expecting more for you...........enjoy the event .

Cheers,
Shama

Here comes one of the most famous recipe from all the villages in Tamilnadu , I learnt this recipe from my paternal grandmother from Thattankulam .

INGREDIENTS :

Kathirikkai / Brinjal --150 g
Mocchaikottai / Fresh field beans--1 cup
Tamarind -- a medium lemon size
Coconut --4 pieces
Kulambu milagai powder /Curry chilli powder--1 tsp
Sambar powder --1 tsp
Turmeric powder --1 tsp
Onion--1 cup
Tomato -1
Salt to taste
Mustard,Jeera -- 1 tsp each
Curry leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Pressure cook mocchaikottai for 3 whistles , collect the stock in a separate bowl and keep aside.
2) Soak tamarind in the stock .
3) Meanwhile , heat oil in a kadai . Add mustard and Jeera .Once it splutters , add chopped onion and saute till tender .
4) Then add tomato,curry leaves and wait till it becomes skinny .
5) Then add brinjal and add little water . Cover with a lid. Cook in a slow flame .
6) When the brinjal is well cooked , add mocchai , tamarind extract , grinded coconut ,little water and all the powders .
7) Add 2 tbsps of oil and cover with a lid .Remove from the flame ,once the oil separates .

Serve hot with rice .Sending this to Grammathu Kaimanam hosted by me.