Kathirikai Rasavangi, or Brinjal Rasavangi, is a flavorful South Indian dish featuring brinjals (eggplants) and thuvar dal (pigeon peas). To prepare this dish, start by washing and pressure cooking the thuvar dal until soft. Cut the brinjals lengthwise and soak tamarind in water to extract juice. In a kadai, heat oil and fry red chillies, coriander seeds, and bengal gram dal, followed by coconut gratings until light brown. Cool this mixture and grind it coarsely.
In a thick-bottomed kadai, heat more oil, adding mustard seeds, asafoetida, and curry leaves until fragrant. Sauté the brinjal pieces briefly, then stir in the tamarind water, turmeric powder, and salt, allowing the mixture to boil until the brinjal is tender. Incorporate the cooked thuvar dal, adding water if the gravy is too thick, and let it boil again. Finally, reduce the heat, sprinkle the coarsely ground spice blend, give a quick stir, and serve hot. This dish pairs well with rice or roti.
Rasavangi is in between sambar and kootu and more or less similar to “Araithuvitta Kuzhambu“. This gravy goes well with steamed hot rice with papad or potato curry.
Kathirikai Rasavangi Recipe
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Kathirikai Rasavangi (Brinjal Rasavangi)
4
servings10
minutes20
minutesRasavangi is in between sambar and kootu and more or less similar to “Araithuvitta Kuzhambu”. This gravy goes well with steamed hot rice with papad or potato curry.
Ingredients
Brinjal (Kathirikai) – 4
Thuvar dal – 1/2 cup
Tamarind – Gooseberry size
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
- To fry and powder:
Red Chillies – 4
Dania (Coriander seeds) – 2 tablespoons
Bengal gram dal – 2 tablespoons
Grated coconut – 2 tablespoons
- For seasoning:
Oil – 1 tablespoon
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder – 2 pinches
Curry Leaves – few
Directions
- Wash and pressure cook the thuvar dal till soft.
- Cut the brinjals into lengthwise pieces.
- Soak tamarind in a cup of water and extract the juice.
- In a kadai put a teaspoon of oil and fry red chillies, coriander seeds, bengal gram dal one by one.
- Finally add coconut gratings and fry till it become light brown. Cool it and powder all the fried ingredients coarsely.
- In a thick bottomed kadai add the oil and when it is hot, add mustard. When it starts pop up add asafoetida and curry leaves.
- Then add brinjal pieces and fry for few seconds.
- Add tamarind water, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well. Allow to boil till the brinjal is cooked well.
- Add cooked thuvar dal (if the gravy is too thick you can add little water now) and again allow to boil.
- Reduce the heat and sprinkle the coarsely ground powder and give a quick stir and remove.