Vankai Kothimeera Karam

Brinjal cooked with green chilli and coriander paste is known as vankai kothemeera karam.It is very popular in Andhra.I'm a big fan of brinjal,so brinjal any form would love to taste.I often cook so many non vegetarian  and vegetarian recipes with brinjal.You can see all my recipes with brinjal in my blog.This one is very easyrecipe can be done in 15 to 20 mins.No onion and garlic recipe.Here goes enak recipe.

Ingredients:

• Brinjal small 5 to 6
• Urad dal 1 Tspn
• Mustard seeds 1 Tspn
• Jeera 1 Tspn
• Curry leaves 1 string
• coriander leaves 1 cup
• ginger 2 small pieces
• green chilli 4 to 5
• tamarind pulp 1 tspn
• Turmeric 1/2 Tspn
• Asofoetida pinch
• Salt as per taste

For Coriander paste: wash 1 cup of Corriander leaves then grind into paste with 2 small pieces of ginger and 4 to 5 green chillies ,tamarind pulp( you may use less or more green chillies as per your spice levels) keep aside.

Procedure:

• Heat 1 tbspn of oil in a pan add mustard seeds, Jeera, urad dal when it starts spluttering add Brinjal pieces cut into long slices  ,turmeric and salt.
• Cover with lid until Brinjal becomes soft .( around 10 to 15 mins)
• When brinjal is almost cooked add Coriander paste to the Pan and fry well until brinjal well absorbs the paste.
• Switch of the stove after 5 mins.Yummy brinjal Coriander fry is ready .
  

Note: you can use onion when you fry brinjal and you may skip tamarind pulp if you doesn't like sour.