Brinjal Thokku Recipe - Side Dish for Pulao, Chapati & Rice with step wise pictures.
Spicy and tangy brinjal thokku which taste super delicious with roti, idli or biryani. This is a delicious sidedish for rice.
This is one recipe which was requested by lots of my viewers. And it is the best sidedish for dum biryani or any biryani. There is no perfect sidedish for biryani than this and some onion raita. I made this and served it with my chicken dum biryani and everyone loved it.
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You can also check out this mixed legumes curry which is high in protein.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
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Brinjal Thokku Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil - 3 tblsp
- Onion - 1 chopped finely
- Tomato - 2 chopped finely
- Curry leaves a sprig
- Brinjal - 2 chopped
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
- Chilli powder - 2 tsp
- Tamarind - 3 tblsp
- Water - 2 cups
- Jaggery - 2 tblsp
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add in onions, curry leaves and saute till golden.
- Add tomato and cook till mushy.
- Add in brinjal and mix well.
- Add in salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add in tamarind and cook till brinjal is done.
- Add in jaggery and mix well.
- Serve.

Pictorial:
1)Heat oil and add in onions.
2)Add curry leaves
3)Saute till golden
4)Add in tomatoes
5)cook till tomatoes soften
6)Cook till tomatoes get mushy.
7)Add in brinjal.
8)Saute till golden.
9)Add in salt and turmeric powder
10)Mix well.
11)Add in chilli powder
12)Add in tamarind water
13)Add in jaggery
14)Cook till brinjal is done
15)Serve.
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Brinjal is my favorite vegetable. Thank you for sharing nice recipe with brinjal