Kathirikkai gothsu recipe – Easy to make brinjal gotsu recipe – Side dish for idli, dosai, ven pongal and arisi upma, gotsu recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.
As I have mentioned in my previous post pidi kozhukattai, I tasted this kathirikkai gothsu recipe at my mami’s house. It is an effortless side dish made with easily available ingredients. Usually, we add sambar podi or a freshly ground gothsu podi to make a gothsu. But this is a simple one and green chili and ginger lend to the flavor and taste of the gotsu.
You can soak the moong dal for an hour and make this gotsu as a one-pot gothsu in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot. We are not grinding anything for this gothsu recipe, making it easy and less time-consuming.
If you are bored with usual sambar or chutney for idli,dosa or pidi kozhakattai, try this easy Kathirikkai gothsu recipe. Also check out, Onion gotsu, Kalyana gothsu, Tomato gotsu
Kathirikkai gothsu | Brinjal Gotsu
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup yellow moong dal
- 1 cup water to cook the dal
- 3-4 small brinjals cut into small
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 cup Tamarind water extract from a small lemon sized tamarind
- ½ tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp chana dal and urad dal each
- 2 tsp grated ginger
- 3-4 green chili
- Few curry leaves
- ½ tsp asafoetida
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Wash and pressure cook 1/3 cup of moong dal in 1 cup of water for 3-4 whistles.
- Add ½ tsp of turmeric powder while cooking.
- In a pan add oil, and add mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal.
- Saute this and add grated ginger, chopped green chilis and curry leaves.
- Saute till the dal turns golden brown
- Now add ½ tsp asafoetida
- Now add 2-3 chopped brinjals
- Saute for a minute
- Add 1 cup tamarind juice, extracted from a small lemon sized tamarind
- Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and salt.
- Boil for 7-8 minutes in medium flame.
- Now add the cooked yellow moong dal.
- Add water to adjust the consistency and mix well.
- Boil for 5 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.
- Tasty brinjal gotsu is ready
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Notes
- Wash and pressure cook 1/3 cup of moong dal in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles.
- Add ½ tsp of turmeric powder while cooking.
- In a pan add oil, and add mustard seeds, chana dal, and urad dal.
- Saute this and add grated ginger, chopped green chilis, and curry leaves.
- Saute till the dal turns golden brown.
- Now add ½ tsp asafoetida.
- Now add 2-3 chopped brinjals
- Saute for a minute.
- Add 1 cup tamarind juice, extracted from a small lemon sized tamarind.
- Add ½ tsp turmeric powder and salt.
- Boil for 7-8 minutes on medium flame.
- Now add the cooked yellow moong dal.
- Add water to adjust the consistency and mix well.
- Boil for 5 minutes.
- Switch off the flame.
- Tasty brinjal gotsu is ready.
- Notes:
- Green chili gives spiciness to the gotsu, so add it according to your spice levels.
- You can replace brinjal with turnip or simple onion and tomato too.
- This brinjal gotsu | kathrikkai gotsu pairs well with idli, dosai, arisi upma, pidi kozhukattai and Ven Pongal.
