Stuffed Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu Recipe

Ingredients for Stuffed Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu

• Brinjal - 10 small variety
• Onion - 1 large chopped
• Garlic - 6 cloves peeled
• Tamarind - a small gooseberry size
• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder - 1 tblspn
• Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
• Jaggery / Sugar - 1 tblspn
• Salt to taste

For Roasting and Grinding: 

• Dry Red Chilli - 2
• Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tblspn
• Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - 1.5 tblspn
• Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - 1.5 tblspn
• Coconut - ½ cup grated
• Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 5 tblspn
• Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Dry Red Chilli - 1
• Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp

How to make Stuffed Ennai Kathirikkai Kuzhambu

1. Dry roast the ingredients given for roasting till golden, take them in a blender add little salt. and grind them to a fine powder. Set aside.
2. Take brinjal cut them into four, stuff with the masala.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add in the seasoning ingredients and let them sizzle.
4. Now add in onion, garlic and saute them for a min with salt.
5. Add in the brinjal, chilli powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Toss well.
6. Add in salt and tamarind pulp. In goes leftover masala as well. Add in jaggery and cover with water as needed.
7. Cover the pot and let it simmer till it thickens and oil floats on top.
8. Serve.