Brinjal Kootu

Written by Updated on August 7, 2012 in Kootu

Ingredients

  • Brinjal – 4 to 5 Nos
  • Green Gram Dhal – 1/2 cup
  • Bengal gram dhal – 1 tablespoon
  • Onion – 1 small
  • Green Chillies – 2
  • Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
  • Jeera – 1/2 teaspoon
  • Sambar Powder – 1 teaspoon
  • Turmeric powder – a pinch
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Oil – 1 teaspoon
  • Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
  • Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Directions

  1. Cook both green gram and bengal gram dhal together till it is soft.
  2. Cut the brinjal into small size pieces and put it in a thick bottomed vessel. Pour water just to cover the vegetable. Add sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt. Cook on medium flame till the brinjal is soft.
  3. Meantime, grind coconut gratings, green chillies and jeera together to a coarse paste.
  4. When the brinjal is cooked well, add the cooked dhal and the coconut paste and mix well. Allow to boil for few minutes.
  5. Season it with mustard, onion chopped finely and curry leaves.

8 Comments

  1. K. Revathi
    March 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm  ·  Reply

    Wonderful recipes!

  2. Kamala
    March 21, 2009 at 10:14 am  ·  Reply

    Hi Revathi,

    Thank you for visiting my site and your comments.

  3. My Scrawls
    December 8, 2011 at 12:11 am  ·  Reply

    Hi Kamala ma,

    Thanks for the delicious and simple recipe. I tried ur kootu and it came out very well! I have posted the recipe in my blog too. Do visit when u get time. – http://www.myscrawls.com/anu-kitchen/brinjal-kootu

    Thanks! 🙂

  4. Sushmita Mitra
    January 22, 2015 at 12:43 pm  ·  Reply

    Kamala mam
    U r amazing n so creative person. Even if I have few things in kitchen I can still make some great dish because of ur recipes. Thank u so much.

  5. Sandhya
    February 2, 2016 at 6:47 pm  ·  Reply

    Is that must to add both dal for brinjal kootu

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