Brinjal Thoran | Kathirikai Poriyal

Here brinjals are cooked just like usual thoran. We can use the same method to cook carrot, beetroot to get different taste.

Brinjal Thoran

Recipe Cusine: South Indian | Recipe Category: Side dish
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Brinjal - 5

Big Onion - 1

Red chilli - 4

Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric - a pinch

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Salt - as needed

Oil - 1 tblspn

Method:

Grind together coconut, cumin and red chilli without adding water.

Cut brinjal into small cubes and clean it.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds.

When it pops up, add chopped brinjal and curry leaves.

Sauté until it is done. Then, add in ground coconut masala, turmeric and salt. Stir well for 3 mins and transfer it to a serving bowl.

Enjoy!

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Cut the brinjal into small pieces and clean it

Grind coconut, cumin and red chilli without adding water

Crackle some curry leaves and mustard seeds

Add in chopped onion and saute till it becomes translucent

To this, add in chopped brinjal and stir fry till the brinjal is cooked

Once it is cooked add in turmeric, salt

and ground paste.

Saute for 3 mins and switch off the flame

Serve!