Brinjal Kootu

Who ever likes brinjal, will definitely love this recipe.. It is very simple and easy to make .

INGREDIENTS:

Brinjal - 3 No.s ( I used  long brinjal  . )

Tomato - 1 no

Onion - 1/2 ( I used Big onion. So, I just put half of it. If you are using Indian onion, you can use 1 no.) 

Green /Red fresh chilli - 1 (You can add more, if you want it spicy.)

Coconut powder - 1 table spoon

Moong Dal(Paasi paruppu) - 2 table spoons.

Sambar powder - 1  table spoon 

Salt - As required.

Water - 1 cup

Oil- 1 teaspoon

FOR SEASONING:

Oil - 1 table spoon

Mustard - 1 teaspoon

Urad dal - 1 tea spoon

Hing(Asafoetida) - As required

METHOD:

1. Soak  Moong dal in water for 10 minutes. In another vessel, add water and 1 table spoon curd and mix well. Cut brinjal into small pieces , and put it in the curd water and leave it for 10 minutes. Soaking brinjal in curd water will remove the bitterness from it and gives a good taste to the dish.

2. Cut onions,Tomtatoes and chillies finely.

3. Put all ingredients in pressure cooker(Brinjal, moong dal,coconut powder,chilli,tomato,onion), add sambar powder ,salt, 1 tea spoon oil, 1 cup water and close the lid. Do not add more water, if you want the kootu to be  thick*. 

4.Keep the cooker in High , and check the time. Total cooking time is 7 minutes. You may get a high whistle in 5 minutes. After that, lower the flame , and wait for 2 minutes and then switch off the gas. Wait until the pressure release.

5. Now the seasoning part. In a small pan, add 1 tablespoon oil, add mustard,urad daal,hing and fry till golden brown and add it to the kootu. 

6. Brinjal kootu is ready ! .It goes well with rotti,rice and even for pongal and dosa.

NOTE: * For pongal,dosa, you can make it little watery by adding more water (1.5 - 2 cups) in pressure cooker.