BRINJAL PACHADI

Ingredients:

Brinjal-1 [big]
Fresh curd-1 cup
Chopped Small onion-half cup
Red chillies-5
Tamarind- a small gooseberry size
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Black gram- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- a few
Asafoetida- half sp
Oil-2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Procedure:

Grill the brinjal and take out its flesh. Grind the red chillies, tamarind and the brinjal with enough salt to a slightly coarse-thick mixture. Heat a small pan and pour the oil. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the black gram with the asafoetida and fry them to a slightly brown colour. Add the small onion with the curry leaves and fry well. Add the ground paste and mix well on heat for 2 seconds. Put off the fire. When the mixture is cooled, add the curd and mix well.
This is a very tasty one. This pachadi goes well with any kind of rice. You can add curd as per your wish. But less curd will give much taste. Small nattu kaththarikkai will taste more than the big one.