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Sri Lankan brinjal chickpea curry
Sri Lankan brinjal curry with chickpea,is a delicious and flavorful dish made with brinjal cooked in coconut milk, tamarind and a blend of spices. It’s usually served with rice or roti and can be enjoyed as a vegetarian main dish
Can I fine-chop brinjal?
Traditionally brinjal are chopped in this way for Sri Lanka curry. You can fine chop for variation
Should I deep fry kathirikkai?
Traditionally brinjals are deep fried but to reduce oil I have shallow fried. You can deep fry or shallow fry according to your taste.
Can I skip onion and garlic
Onion and Garlic give amazing flavor to the Sri Lankan-style curry but you can skip it according to your taste.
Serving suggestion
It goes well as a side for kuzhambu, rasam, kootu and a variety rice. Also tastes good with paratha, roti etc.
Shelf Life of brinjal chickpea curry
Stays good for 2 days
Is it spicy curry
We use green chilli, chilli powder, and curry powder so adjust according to your spice level.
Can I skip tomato
Brinjal goes well with sour taste so tamarind is taste for this curry but tomato gucesnice flavor so I have used both tomato and tamarind. Adjust according to your taste.
Ingredients
1/4 cup chickpeas
To roast brinjal
2 tbsp oil
250 grams brinjal
To temper
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Curry
1 cup onion
3 garlic
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
Curry leaves
2 Green chilli
1/4 cup tomato
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup tamarind water
1 tbsp curry powder
Water
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 cup coconut milk
How to make Jaffna brinjal kadala curry with step-by-step pictures
🍆 Soak Chana overnight and pressure cook with salt
🍆saute brinjal well and keep aside
🍆temper mustard seeds
🍆saute onion, garlic, curry leaves, green chilli, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds
🍆add tomato, salt, water and curry powder; saute till raw smell goes off and tomatoes turn mushy
🍆add tamarind water and boil
🍆 add cooked chickpea and cook well
🍆add roasted brinjal, coconut milk, garam masala and chilli powder; cover and cook
Ingredients
To roast brinjal
- 2 tbsp oil
- 250 grams brinjal
To temper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Curry
- 1 cup onion
- 3 garlic
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- Curry leaves
- 2 Green chilli
- 1/4 cup tomato
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup tamarind water
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- Water
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
Instructions
- soak Chana overnight and pressure cook with salt
- saute brinjal well and keep aside
- temper mustard seeds
- saute onion, garlic, curry leaves, green chilli, fennel seeds and fenugreek seeds
- add tomato, salt, water and curry powder; saute till raw smell goes off and tomatoes turn mushy
- add tamarind water and boil
- add cooked chickpea and cook well
- add roasted brinjal, coconut milk, garam masala and chilli powder; cover and cook
Video
There is no mention of chick peas in your ingredients list!
What quantity should I soak?
as mentioned in the instruction picture i have used 1/4 cup chickpeas. i have updated ingredients, thank you