Mochai brinjal Kulambu Recipe / Mochai Kottai brinjal Kara Kuzhambu

Ingredients

• Tamarind - small lemon size
• Onion -1 chopped 
• Small onion   - 10
• Garlic - 6
• Fresh Mochai -1/2 cup  
• Brinjal – 2 slit
• Tomato -1 
• Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp 
• Chilli Powder -2 tsp 
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Sesame Oil - 3 tbsp   
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp 
• Asafoetida - a pinch 
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp 
• Red chilli -1 
• Curry leaves few
• Salt needed
  

  To grind

• Fennel seed - 1 tsp
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Grated Coconut -3 tbsp
• Poppy seed - 2 tsp
• Garlic - 3

 Preparation

• Pressure cook mochai by adding water and salt.  Allow 3 whistle and Keep aside.
• Grind all the grinding ingredients mentioned above. Smooth paste.
• Soak the 1 cup water and extract the juice. 
• Now heat the pan with oil, add mustard after split, add fenugreek, red chilli, curry leaves, onion, garlic and asafoetida.   Saute for 2mins.
• Now add cooked mochai, brinjal and tomato. Cook till tomato turns pulp and add the tamarind juice, allow to boil for 2 mins.
• Now add the grounded paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt. Adjust the consistency by adding water. Cover and cook in medium flame, until raw smell go off.
• Ready to serve Mochai Kottai brinjal Kara Kuzhambu Recipe with rice, chappathi, idly and dosai.

Heathy Green Gram / Green Moong Dal Sprout

Ingredients

• Sprouted green gram - 2 cups
• Small onion – 10 finely chopped
• green chilli - 2 slit
• Channa dal – ½ tsp
• Mustard – ¼ tsp
• Jeera – ½ tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Lemon juice – ½ tsp
• Coriander leaves few
• Pepper powder – ½ tsp
• Oil – 1tsp
• Salt to taste
• Grated coconut – 1 tbsp (optional)

Preparation

• Wash and stain the sprouted green gram in water.
•  Now using idly pot or any vessel to steam the sprout for 5 mins in medium flame. Then keep them side.
•  Heat the pan with oil, add mustard allow to split, add jeera, cumin and allow to colour change.
• Now add the chilli, curry leaves, onion and salt, saute for 1 sec.
• Add the cooked sprouted dal, coconut and mix well. Cook for 1 min and off the flame.
• Final add the lemon juice, coriander leaves and pepper powder.
• Ready to serve easy, healthy and tasty Green Gram Sprout.