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Brinjal Chutney Recipe | Kathirikai Chutney Recipe

Brinjal chutney also known as baingan chutney or brinjal chutney. Delicious and simple to make kathirikai chutney which taste delicious with idli, dosa, rice. Learn how to make easy side dish brinjal chutney with step by step pictures and video.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 179kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Blender

Ingredients

For Roasting

  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 1 tablespoon White Urad Dal
  • 4 no Dry Red Chilli
  • 4 cloves Garlic peeled

For Chutney

  • 1 large Brinjal | Eggplant chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
  • ½ cup Water or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon Jaggery

For Tempering

  • 3 tablespoon Gingelly Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urad dal
  • ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida | Hing
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a pan, add in urad dal, chilli and garlic. fry for a min. Take it in a blender and add water and make it into a smooth paste.
  • Now in the same pan, add in brinjal and saute well. Add in salt and turmeric powder and mix well. Add in water and tamarind pulp and cook till done.
  • Now take this in a blender and add some jaggery. Puree till smooth.
  • Heat oil in the same pan, add in all tempering ingredients and mix well. Add in the chutney and mix well. Serve.

Notes

  • You can use any variety of brinjal or eggplant in this. I used green brinjal.
  • Instead of using tamarind pulp, you can use a small piece of tamarind when grinding.
  • Use gingelly oil for flavour.
  • Dry red chillies can be increased or reduced as per your spicy level.

Serving & Storage

Brinjal chutney taste best when served with tiffin items like idli, dosa, pongal, roti, upma. You can enjoy with hot steamed rice.
Leftover brinjal chutney can be stored in fridge for upto a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 322mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 76IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
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