Kathirikaai Pitlai

With Onion & Garlic

Without Onion & garlic

Ingredients:
Brinjal - 4 (Small dices)
Small onions (Slit into half)
Garlic - 4-5 (crushed)
Thoor Dal - 1/2 cup
Tumeric powder - 1 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Curry Leaves - Little
Coriander Leaves - Little
Tamarind - Lemon Size(soak in water)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Vadagam - Little
Sambar thool - 1 tbsp(optional)
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Pitlai Masala:
Coconut - 1/2 cup(grated)
Dry red chilly - 6
Coriander seeds - 3 tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp
Channa dal - 2 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp

Method:

• Strain the tamarind and set that aside.
• Add little water, turmeric powder and hing to dal and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and roast the ingredients under "Pitlai Masala".
• Transfer fried ingredients to a plate.
• Add water and blend this masala to a fine paste.
• Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and saute.
• Add in vadagam.
• Add in onion and garlic and saute for a while.
• Add in diced brinjal and cook in low flame till it is cooked.
• Add in tamrind water and salt and let it boil for 5 mins.
• Add in grinded paste and mashed dal.
• Mix this well and add sambar thool and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Note:

I have added onion and garlic, adding this in pitlai is purely optional.