கத்தரிக்காய் சாதம் – Eggplant (Brinjal) Rice – वांगी बात

This is the first dish I prepared after gaining confidence in cooking.

Serves – 2

Ingredients

Eggplant (green) – ½ kg
Salt – to taste
Oil – for cooking
Juice of 1-2 lemons
Cooked rice – 1 cup

Masala

Lentil (Channa Dal, Kadalai Paruppu) – 1 tablespoon
Coconut scraping – 2 tablespoons
Coriander seeds (Dhaniya) – 1 teaspoon
Red chilles – 2-3 or as per taste

For tempering

Oil
Mustard – 1 teaspoon
Lentil (Channa Dal, Kadalai Paruppu) – 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves – 1-2 springs

Method

Cut eggplants in to ¼” cubes.
Heat oil in a pan
Add cut eggplant pieces and salt and sauté till cooked.

Dry roast the masala ingredients and grind to a course paste.

Mix the masala powder to the cooked eggplant.

Temper the cooked eggplant with the above ingredients. Add rice to the mixture and mix well. Add the lemon juice as per the taste.

Tasty eggplant rice is ready to serve.