Katharikai moochaikotai kulambu

     This was my mom’s recipe , for everyone their first inspiration to cooking is their mom and I too follow her steps in cooking . she usually cooks brinjal with any beans. Mom’s always feed their kids with nutritious foods. This is simple and easy to make kulambu for rice.

Requirements :

• Brinjal – ½ kg
• Fieldbean – 1 cup
• onions –  1
• Oil – 1 tbs
• Sambar powder – 2 tbs
• Salt as required
• Curry leaves
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

To grind :

• Grated coconut – 4 tbs
• Cinnamon – 1 small stick
• Cloves – 2
• Aniseeds – ¼ tsp
• Roasted channa dhal – 1 tbs
• Tamarind – marble size

Method :

• Cook the field beans separately.
• Soak the tamarind in a cup of water and extract the tamarind juice.
• Chop the onion and brinjals.
• Heat oil in a kadai , add the mustard seeds and let it crackle.
• Add the chopped onion and curry leaves , sauté well.

• Add the chopped brinjals and sauté for a minute.

• Add the turmeric powder and sambar powder , sauté till the raw smell leaves.

• Add the tamarind extract and required salt and cook.

• When the brinjal is cooked , add the cooked beans and mix well.

• Now add the ground coconut paste, mix well and cook the kulambu for ten minutes in low fire.

• Kathari moochaikotai kulambu is ready to serve.

• Serve with hot steaming rice along with a spoon of ghee.