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Mullai October 3, 2016 79009 8 Comments
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Brinjal Gothsu Recipe | How to make Kathirikkai Gothsu | Chidambaram Pongal Gothsu Recipe
Brinjal Gothsu is a famous South Indian side dish for idli, dosa and most popularly paired with Ven pongal. There are different type of gothsu recipes and the most sorted or preferred is the one made with Brinjal/ eggplant which suits perfectly for khara pongal / Ven Pongal
What is Brinjal Gothsu?
Gothsu is primarily made by cooking yellow moong dal with either one vegetable or combination of veggies and then seasoned with spices. Today I’m going to share my MIl’s recipe which is very simple, mildly flavored and easy to make! Chidambaram in Tamilnadu is very famous for this dish and and is a staple in most brahmin households. This recipe is the pretty close to that Chidambaram style pongal gothsu!
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Brinjal Gothsu | Kathiriakkai Gothsu
Gothsu is a famous South Indian side dish for idli, dosa and most popularly paired with Ven pongal. There are different type of gothsu recipes and the most sorted or preferred is the one made with Brinjal/ eggplant which suits perfectly for khara pongal / ven pongal. Chidambaram in Tamilnadu is very famous for this dish and and is a staple in most brahmin households. Gothsu can be made simple or seasoned with lot of spice powders. Today I'm going to share my MIl's recipe which is very simple, mildly flavored and easy to make.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, south indian, tamil nadu
Keyword: brinjal gothsu, chidambaram gothsu, how to make gothsu, kathirikkai gothsu
Servings: 4
Author: Mullai Madavan
Ingredients
Ingredients for Pressure cooking
- 1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal Soaked for atleast 1 hour
- 5 medium Brinjal
- 1/2 cup Small Onions / Sambar onions chopped or 10 small onions
- 1/4 cup Tomato chopped
- 5 small Green Chili slit open
- 1/4 cup Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Water
Ingredients for the tempering and simmer
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 6 leaves Curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Asafoetida
- 2 tbsp Tamarind juice small marble size diluted in water
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
Soak yellow moong dal for atleast an hour and keep it ready.
Wash the brinjal, chop thehead off and then cut them into quarters. Chop and onions, green chilies and tomatoes.
Take soaked moong dal in a pressure cooker safe bowl, add in cut onions, green chilies, chopped tomatoes and brinjal. Add in 1 cup of water along with turmeric powder and salt.
Place them in a pressure cooker (yellow moong has a tendency to stick to the bottom of the pan if cooked directly in the pressure pan, hence i have filled the pan with water and then steamed the dal and veggies in another bowl) Also it has the tendency to leak from the whistle when cooking and this step avoids that to an extent.
Pressure cook for upto 2 whistles and wait for the steam to settle.
Now heat oil in a kadai and temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and some asafoetida powder. Let them sizzle a bit.
Add in the cooked mixture to the seasoning.
Add in 1/4 cup water and lightly mix and simmer. (Do not mash or stir vigorously) Check for salt and add if necessary.
Add in tamarind juice / paste and simmer for few minutes.
Switch off when the desired consistency is reached. (Almost semi thick) Garnish with coriander and curry leaves. Serve it hot as a side for Idli, Dosa, or Pongal.
Notes
- Soaking moong for at least an hour is the key to cook it soft in the cooker. Or you may dry roast it in a tawa and then cook it. If the dal is not soaked or roasted properly it will not cook soft in 2 whistles.
Normally we don't mash the dal for this recipe, it perfectly cooks soft in the cooker and the brinjals do keep its shape partially. You may mash it if you wish.
Green chilies is the only source of heat element in this recipe, so add more if you prefer it little spicy.
Small onions or sambar onion adds in lot of flavor to the dish. Try making with it.
Instruction
- Soak yellow moong dal for atleast an hour and keep it ready.
- Wash the brinjal, chop thehead off and then cut them into quarters. Chop and onions, green chilies and tomatoes.
- Take soaked moong dal in a pressure cooker safe bowl, add in cut onions, green chilies, chopped tomatoes and brinjal. Add in 1 cup of water along with turmeric powder and salt.
- Place them in a pressure cooker (yellow moong has a tendency to stick to the bottom of the pan if cooked directly in the pressure pan, hence i have filled the pan with water and then steamed the dal and veggies in another bowl) Also it has the tendency to leak from the whistle when cooking and this step avoids that to an extent.
- Pressure cook for up to 2 whistles and wait for the steam to settle.
- Now heat oil in a kadai and temper with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and some asafoetida powder. Let them sizzle a bit.
- Add in the cooked mixture to the seasoning.
- Add in 1/4 cup water and lightly mix and simmer. (Do not mash or stir vigorously) Check for salt and add if necessary.
- Add in tamarind juice / paste and simmer for few minutes.
- Switch off when the desired consistency is reached. (Almost semi thick) Garnish with coriander and curry leaves. Serve it hot as a side for Idli, Dosa, or Pongal.
Notes
- Serves 4 adults
- Soaking moong for at least an hour is the key to cook it soft in the cooker. Or you may dry roast it in a tawa and then cook it. If the dal is not soaked or roasted properly it will not cook soft in 2 whistles.
- Normally we don’t mash the dal for this recipe, it perfectly cooks soft in the cooker and the brinjals do keep its shape partially. You may mash it if you wish.
- Green chilies is the only source of heat element in this recipe, so add more if you prefer it little spicy.
- Small onions or sambar onion adds in lot of flavor to the dish. Try making with it.
Written by Mullai
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8 Comments
Sowmya August 01, 2019 at 12:38 am
In love with this receipe.. m a big fan of pongal.. and this side dish makes it more amazing.. thank you so much for this awesome recipe. ?
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Mullai August 03, 2019 at 09:15 am
Thank you Sow?mi❤️so happy to hear!
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Rupa Acharya February 22, 2018 at 05:33 pm
I have made this several times and love it. Thanks for the recipe.
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Mullai February 22, 2018 at 06:27 pm
So happy to hear, thanks Rupa for trying my recipes! Do share a click on our social media pages or email us one.
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Gops October 08, 2016 at 08:48 pm
Dear,
Thank you very much for the recipe. I tried this one and turned out perfectly yummy.
Appreciate not only this almost all your post are very detail and easy to fallow. Thank you for sharing your ideas and please keep posting.
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Mullai October 10, 2016 at 08:22 am
Thank you dear, readers like you make my day!
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Nithya October 04, 2016 at 04:22 am
Wow Mullai,
Looking at the picture makes me mouth watering..definitely going to try this week..my version of gothsu is entirely diffrent.
Will let you know how it turns..Reply
Mullai October 04, 2016 at 07:49 am
Thanks Nithya, yes.. gothsu has many variation, this is a simple gotsu recipe which my mil makes… traditional chidambaram gotsu is different and involves few additions like freshly ground spice mix, will try post it sometime. Meanwhile if you try this recipe, send in your feedback & a little pic to share with our readers. Thanks a bunch!
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