ENNAI KATHIRIKAI PORIYAL | STUFFED BRINJAL CURRY RECIPE–BRINJAL RECIPES

Ennai kathirikai poriyal

Being an ardent fan of brinjal, I love to & keep trying varieties of brinjal recipes. Be it sambar,poriyal,gravy or rice,  I love brinjals in any form. But Sendhil is just opposite to me. He runs miles away when I cook brinjal. Now Raksha also joined him. So whenever I plan to make recipes with brinjal, I have to cook a separate menu for them.

This morning, I prepared sambar & beetroot poriyal for their lunch box and made this stuffed brinjal fry especially for me. Ennai kathirikkai curry is a very famous recipe in Tamil nadu. People usually mix this with rice, ghee OR it is taken as a side dish for sambar & Rasam. As I had already posted ennai kathirikai kuzhambu in my blog, I wanted to  have this post too. I took this recipe from Aval vikatan supplementary issue”30 kalyana samayal” . 
As all the recipes were given by famous marriage caterers, I wanted to give them a try.  I found this one very interesting and tried it today. This particular recipe was given by Tiruvannamalai famous marriage caterer “ Sekar master”. I followed his recipe to T and it came out very well. I just loved it a lot. It has mild masala flavour. So I have given some variations in the end of the post to make a spicier version. Do try this ennai kathirikkai poriyal/varuval for ur lunch. U’ll love it like me. Soon I will share Andhra style stuffed brinjal fry. 

Ennai kathirikai poriyal

Ennai kathirikai poriyal/Stuffed brinjal curry

Ennai kathirikai poriyal/Stuffed brinjal curry Yummy brinjal curry stuffed with masala and cooked in oil !

Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sweet
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 20 Minutes
Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • Purple Brinjal – 5 nos(small sized)
  • Cooking oil – 2-3 tbsp ( i used 3 tbsp)
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tssp
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Big onion – 1 no
  • Tomato – 2 nos
  • Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp (grind 6 cloves)
  • Red chilli powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt – as needed

For masala

  • Chana dal – 1 tbsp
  • Jeera/cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper corns – 1/2 tsp
  • Dhania – 2 tsp
  • Red chillies – 3 nos
  • Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp
  • Cloves – 1 no (optional)
  • Roasted peanuts – 1 tsp (optional)
HOW TO MAKE ENNAI KATHIRIKAI PORIYAL – METHOD

  • Grind all the ingredients given under “For masala” to a smooth, thick paste adding little water.Set aside.
Ennai kathirikai poriyal 1
  • Chop onions, tomatoes. Grind garlic to make a paste. No problem if it is coarse.
  • Wash and slit the brinjals on top of it without removing the stalk. Cut till half the way.
Ennai kathirikai poriyal 2
  • Keep immersed in water. Stuff the ground masala as much as possible. Keep the remaining as such. We are going to use that in next step.
Ennai kathirikai poriyal 3
  • In a kadai,heat oil and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves. Saute onions and garlic paste for a minute. Then add tomatoes and saute till mushy. Add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Saute till masala smells nicely. Add the remaining stuffing masala if there is any.
Ennai kathirikai poriyal 4
  • Now add the stuffed brinjal and saute for a minute. Keep the flame medium. Make sure the brinjal is well covered with oil. Simmer the flame and cover the kadai for 2 minutes.
Ennai kathirikai poriyal 5
  • Open the kadai, toss the brinjals and again cover cook it till brinjals are tender and cooked. Keep tossing every now and then else masala would burn. It takes maximum 10 minutes to cook. Cook till dry and all the water evaporates and oil oozes out. Nice smell wafts around ur house.

Delicious ennai kathirkai poriyal is ready to serve. Enjoy !



Note

  • To make this poriyal more spicy, add more red chillies.i.e use 5 nos.
  • Adding cloves and peanuts are optional. It was not mentioned in the original recipe. So its your choice of using it.
  • Instead of tomatoes, you can use 1 tsp of tamarind paste.
  • U can use a tbsp of grated coconut while grinding masala paste.
  • Make sure you grind the masala paste very thick else you can’t stuff it properly.

Ennai kathirikai curry
Enjoy with rice and sambar. Tastes delish !!
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27 thoughts on “ENNAI KATHIRIKAI PORIYAL | STUFFED BRINJAL CURRY RECIPE–BRINJAL RECIPES”

  15. Anonymous

    hey thanks for this recipe Chitra 🙂 was planning to make the gravy version…but your recipe changed my mind! the excessive use of oil made me feel bad a bit…but once I had a piece of eggplant in my mouth…all guilt vanished!

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    1. Chitra

      Thank u thedynamicgirls for the feedback 🙂 Yes,oil should be used as it is "ennai kathirikai". Once in a while u can have it 😉

      Reply
  17. mykitchensecrets

    Lovely !!!! Quite late to read this !!!! My amma makes the same version with coconut! My hubby isnt a coconut fan. Gonna make it tomorrow fr my sambar… Shall let u know the outcome too !!!

    Reply
  19. Unknown

    Hi,
    Whether we should dry roast the grinding ingredients before grinding. It is not mentioned in the post.

    Reply
    1. Chitra

      No, you can use black brinjal. I guess it may be due to uneven high flame. Flame should be very low and cover cook, toss every now & then. If needed, you can sprinkle some water too.

      Reply
  21. Unknown

    i tried this. it came out yumm!! The only thing i changed is that i roasted the masala ingredients before grinding it into a powder. Thanks for sharing this recipe. 🙂

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