Kathrikai Saadam/Brinjal Rice
For the last week of the marathon, i am gonna Revisit my old posts and refurbish them with new coat of poly!! ha, effects of watching Cars, Cars2 for a 7 days!!! 🙂 Holidays on, for my kiddo so t is Movies, Park, Play all the time!!! 🙂
For the next 3 days, i will be editing my old posts with new pictures. I have chosen recipes, which i make often. Once such is, Brinjal Rice, Quickie Mixed Rice, if you try once, you will definitely make it often, for its combo of masala's and even the brinjal-hating kiddo's too would love it for that Kick of spice.
Ingredients
2 Cups cooked Rice,
5-6 Brinjals
1 medium onion
1 medium tomatoes
2-3 tablespoon Oil
Curry leaves a few
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon shredded ginger
Fresh Coriander for garnishing
Roast n Grind
2 tablespoon Chana Dal/Gram Dal
1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
1 tablespoon Skinned Peanuts
1 tablespoon Fresh grated Coconut
5-6 Red Chillies
marble-sized tamarind
Method
Spiced Yoghurt
½ Cup Yoghurt
½ teaspoon of shredded ginger
Salt to taste
¼ teaspoon each, cumin powder and Red Chili Powder
- Whisk the curd well. Add Ginger, cumin and red chili powder, Mix well.
- Add Salt just before serving, mix well and Serve along any mixed rice.
Making the Brinjal Rice
- Dry Roast the ingredients under Roast n Grind, except tamarind and coconut. Grind the roasted ingredients along with tamarind and coconut Coarsely.
- Remove the stem of the brinjals and slice them lengthwise.
- Heat oil in a Non-stick Pan, Splutter mustard seeds, add hing and Curry leaves.
- Add onions and saute until translucent, next add tomatoes, add ¼ cup water and let Tomatoes Cook and become soft and ooze oil.
- Next add Brinjals, Mix well.Cover and cook in a low flame for 10 minutes.
- When the Brinjals are half-cooked, add the grounded masala powder and salt to it.Mix well.
- Cover and Cook in a Simmer flame until done, takes about 8-10 minutes.
- Take it off the stove, Add the Cooked Rice and mix well. Garnish with Coriander leaves and shredded ginger. Serve Warm with Spiced Yogurt.
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Flavourful rice and the new picture is tempting and nice.
pics look mouthwatering
Wow want to finish the rice right now
Brinjal rice...I had always loved brinjals, till some two years back i got allergic to them..since then it is a banned veg in the house!...but I love this curd..I love adding chaatmasala and some sweet chutney to it too!
there are so many versions to Brinjal rice - the andhra variety is so diff from Karnataka vangibhath which is again diff from TN and Maharashtrian varities 🙂 yummy clicks, Priya !
very flavorful..interesting yogurt mixture!
this is my favorite rice, though i make it using the kolhapuri masala, i am used to...it works very well for me
Flavorful & tasty rice..
Wow the new pictures are awesome Priya..so nice to check out the recipes..:)
awesome recipe...very inviting ...love it
You rock with ur new clicks Priya, who will say no to these delicious rice.
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The spiced yogurt looks good!
Oh so innovative. Brinjals in rice.... Sounds like a dream 🙂
One of my absolute favorite dishes. Looks delicious and lovely clicks..
The spiced yoghurt is inviting. I can imagine how good it must have been. Brinjal Rice and raita. Awesome.
Lovely clicks!!!!