BRINJAl KOTHSU

This is a very simple, less fat and fast cooking dish. Hope everyone in the family likes too. Even though brinjal is the main item in this recipe, it contains other vegetables too. So it is a healthy diet and you can serve this dish to the person, to whom you like to serve something tasty with less oil or no oil also. 

Ingredients :

1. Chopped brinjal of any variety - 3/4 cup
2. Potato - 1 medium size ( skin peeled and chopped)
3. Carrot - 1 big size ( skin peeled and chopped)
4. Ginger - 1 inch
5. Garlic - 3-4 crushed
6. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
7. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp or as required
8. Green chillies - 2 or as required
9.  Tomato - 1 medium size
10. Onion - 1 medium size ( finely sliced)


Seasoning :

1. Cloves - 1
2. Cinamon stick - 1 small piece
3. Cardomom - 1 (optional)
4. Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
5. Coriander leaves - 1 tbs, finely chopped

Method:

1. Take a pressure cooker, add chopped brinjal, potato, carrot, ginger, garlic, tomato, onion, green chillies, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt with 1/2 cup of water and give 2-3 whistles in the pressure cooker.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinamon stick, cardomom and finally the garam masala powder and remove the pan from the stove. Otherwise the garam masala powder will get blackish.

3. Once the pressure is gone, smash the cooked brinjal mixture nicely and pour that to a pan along with the seasoning and allow to boil for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves on top of the kothsu and remove it from the fire and transfer it to a serving bowl. If you want you can add even more water to have the required consistency.

4. Serve it hot with chappathi, roti and dosa.

Note: Its optional to add lemon juice finally to the kothsu, before serving.  You can also add green chillies during seasoning time instead of adding it during cooking.