Kathirikai kari, brinjal dry curry with garlic recipe, best south Indian lunch accompaniment prepared in onion tomato and generous oil.
Back after a hectic trip to the most awaited wedding in the family. Thanks to the fellow blogger friends, who poured in hearty comments generously though I was not visiting your blogs for past 3 weeks 🙏🏻.
And coming to the kathirikai kari recipe, this is another trademark recipe of my MIL. I learnt this recipe from her and this time I wanted to click pictures while she makes the curry and wanted to blog it, unfortunately could not. She told the recipe and method and asked me to blog later. Made this for me specially on the day we were leaving back to SG, how sweet 😊 !!
The speciality in this brinjal curry recipe is the garlic flavour and couple of things to notice is use oil bit generously and roast well until oil oozes out. I can eat this all time with thayir sadam (curd rice).
Brinjal curry recipe
Ingredients
- 10 Brinjal small
- 12 to 14 Garlic flakes
- 1 Onion
- 2 Tomato
- 2 tsp Sambar powder
- ⅛ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 Salt – As needed
- 1 tbsp Oil
To temper
- 1 tbsp Oil
- ½ tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 2 tsp Chana dal
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- Cut brinjal lengthwise, onion lengthwise and chop the tomatoes.
- Peel garlic and if the flakes are big,cut them into two.
- Boil brinjal in water with garlic along with salt,turmeric and 1 tsp sambar powder(you can replace sambar powder with red chilli powder too)
- Brinjal gets cooked very soon so take care not to overcook them.
- After done, drain them reserving little water from it and keep a side.
- Heat a pan/kadai with oil and temper with the items given under the ‘To temper’ table.
- Fry onions till transparent and add the tomatoes, 1 tsp sambar powder with required salt.
- When tomatoes turn mushy,add the boiled brinjal, mix well and cook in medium flame adding little oil at a time, until the oil separates from the curry and the masala turns brown here and there.
- Do not turn frequently,just let it brown evenly.
- Notes
Video
Notes
- You can try cooking the brinjal in the pan directly, rather boiling it and adding separately. Next time I am going to try that to simplify the work …
- Try mixing this with ghee/sesame oil with hot steamed rice,tastes excellent.
- You have to be generous in adding oil to this curry(my maami says) You can add coconut oil if you like it’s flavour.
Kathirikai kari method
- Cut brinjal lengthwise, onion lengthwise and chop the tomatoes. Peel garlic and if the flakes are big,cut them into two.
- Boil brinjal in water with garlic along with salt, turmeric and 1 tsp sambar powder (you can replace sambar powder with red chilli powder too).
- Brinjal gets cooked very soon so take care not to overcook them. Once done, drain them reserving little water from it and keep a side.
- Heat a pan/kadai with oil and temper with the items given under ‘To temper’.
- Fry onions till transparent and add the tomatoes, 1 tsp sambar powder with required salt.
- When tomatoes turn mushy, add the boiled brinjal, mix well.
- Cook in medium flame adding little oil at a time, until the oil separates from the curry. The masala turns brown here and there. Do not turn frequently, just let it brown evenly.
Serve as accompaniment for rice.
OMG…Tempting raks…looks awesome..
Such a simple curry.My mom makes the same with drumsticks.Tastes great with sambar rice.Nice step by step illustration.
thats quite an interesting way of making the brinjals.adding garlic will surely enhance the flavour.
Hi good to see you back. Hope you had a good time 😛
simple preparations are really tasty and comforting! thanks for the recipe, good one raji 😛
Nice to see you back….Hope you had a great time in India..
Me too used to make the same way..But used to add the brinjals directly …
So tempting curry Raji.
Perfect with rasam rice………
Curry looks yummy Rak.Love it.Adding garlic gives nice taste.
Simple n yummy curry..I cook brinjal together in d spices…but never added this much of garlic..will try next time..
Good twist to recipe by using garlic.. I am going to try this..Thanks.
Great curry , i love brinjal and i love garlic, so both together is heavenly food for me!!Awesome recipe raks…
That looks great. I don't think i've ever cooked brinjals separately like that before for a curry.
Super duper delicious curry-~ loved the loads of garlic in there~ Perfect for me 🙂
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Perfect any rice .. But I cook a little diff way, I don boil the veggie seperately ..
I too am liking brinjal these days…looks very nice with the flavour of garlic
the flavors of eggplant with garlic and tomato is awesome!…I make it sometimes!..like it!
Smitha
Smitha's Spicy Flavors
I am literally drooling over it, it looks absolutely delicious 🙂
love the flavours delicious curry
wow…sounds divine..must try this one..!
Nice tempting one…
Tempting curry..superb
wow…that looks so perfect and delicious….I have some brinjals in my fridge, will try this recipe…
I have never had curyy like this looks so so delicious.
Amazingly simple to cook yet delicious looking brinjal curry dear. Loved the recipe and it's clicks.
Deepa
wow.. i am drooling here.looks so good..
My fav with rasam rice.Irresistible brinjal fry.
Simple but lovely curry…lovely flavour of garlic.
I love this curry. It looks super delicious and truly mouthwatering.
Brinjal and garlic goes well. Looks awesome.
Looks gud n gud to see you back …
Curry is truly delicious.love it with rice too.
Welcome back Raji,brinjal is my fav…delicious recipe…
My fav curry..makes me drool 😉
Delicious curry, can have it just with curd rice..yumm!
Simple yet tasty. Guess what? Just prepared baingan bartha yesterday for breakfast and another brinjal recipe from your blog when I opened the dashboard. Great people think alike, right? he… heee….
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Curry looks yummy dear… nan unga oats idly try panan romba nala vanthathu.. Yen blog la upload panuran time kedaikum pothu..
Curry looks yumm…nice clicks…
Interesting, never boiled brinjals before tempering it… Curry looks tasty though!
Adding garlic is a nice new twist to this! yummy curry!
YUMMY CURRY. I LOVE BRINJAL, WILL SURELY TRY THIS, WHEN DID U COME TO CHENNAI.
I love to try this now. have brinjal @home.will do it. Another yummy side dish from ur maami 🙂 thnx for sharing..
Yummy tasty curry:) awesome..
Reva
This is one simple and scrumptious recipe, Raji!
Lite Bite
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of brinjal but that first picture makes me crave for your curry, ahh!
Wow how tempting .. I love brinjal and garlic. What a perfect combination. Pictures are drool worthy 🙂
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Hi, I really liked look of the curry and tried out. It came out yummy and it was really Divine with Ghee & Curd rice.
Thanks so much for trying and the prompt feed back Raji 🙂
Boiling the brinjal with water is faster than cooking in the kadai but it wont work if you attempt to cook it with dry spice. Nice variation of boiling with water.
hey raks .. I was a silent admirer and ardent lover of ur blog from past 2.5 yrs..
actually..it wont be a overstatement to say that I learnt cooking from ur blog ..though i still consider myself a novice
I am glad to know that u r also in singapore as I have recently moved here..
Also u click amazing pics ..
many thanks
Hi, thanks a lot,good to know you are also from Singapore