Simple and healthy one - pot recipe for tiffin

 Kathirikai kadayal or brinjal chutney

This is a one pot and healthy  recipe with just three veggies, and done within 20 minutes 

Ingredients

Sesame oil - 3 tsp

Mustard and dal  - 1 tsp

Dry red chilli  - 5 

Brinjal/kathirikai -1/2 kg

Onion - 200 grams

Tomato tamarind -200 grams

Salt as required

Curry leaves

Instructions

• Chop the veggies like brinjal onion and tomato add everything to a pressure cooker, add the required water, and cook till 3 whistles
• Once the pressure is released naturally add salt and tamarind and smash well with a wooden Smasher no need to use a blender
• Finally, add tempering, take a small pan and add oil, mustard, and dal, dry red chilly and curry leaves turn off the flame when the color changes
• Add this tempering to brinjal chutney 
• Katharikai kadayal or brinjal chutney is ready to relish

Kathirikai kadayal with images

Prep work

Chop brinjal and add to a pressure cooker

Then add finely chopped onion or shallots

Then add chopped tomatoes add the required amount of water and close the lid, cook till three whistles

Let the pressure release naturally, then open the lid 

Strain the water carefully, because it will be hot

 

Smash with a wooden smasher, add the required salt ,add that strained water and adjust the constancy of the brinjal chutney 

Add tamarind and bring it to a boil

In a small pan add oil, mustard, and dal,

when you hear the cracking sound add dry red chilli and let the color change finally add curry leaves

Add this tempering to katharikai chutney and add fresh coriander leaves for a good flavor and aroma

Turn off the flame and it's ready to relish

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