Baingan Rice/Kathirikay Sadham!

Ingredients for 4 persons

Baingan 1/4 kg (Brinjal)

Big onion medium size 2

Green Chillies 2 nos.

Red chillies    2 nos.

Turmeric powder 1/4 tea spoon

Salt according to taste

Asafoetida (optional)

Lemon juice One table Spoon

Raw Rice one cup. Cook the rice in a cooker and keep it aside. Add some cooking oil to the cooked rice and mix well. Let it cool.

Cooking oil for Tempering and for cooking One tablespoon

For tempering

Mustard , Urad dhal, Channa Dhal each one teaspoon. You can also add ground nuts, according to your taste.

Kadi patha  two teaspoon

coriander leaves finely chopped two teaspoons

For masala: In a dry pan fry Cinnaman sticks 2 to4, Aniseeds one teaspoon, One Big black cardamom, 2 cloves and grind it in a mixie jar. Keep it aside.

Now heat a pan or kadai in a gas stove. Pour the cooking oil. Heat the oil and add mustard seeds. After it crackles add urad dhal, channa dhal and ground nuts. Let it roast for one or two minutes. After that add  chopped green chillies and Red chillies. Add kadipatha and hing powder also. Now add the chopped onions and fry it till it becomes brown. Then add the already chopped brinjals and add turmeric powder. Cook the brinjal till it becomes soft. Now add the masala powder and required salt. Cook for another two minutes. Remove from the heat and gently mix it with the already cooked rice. Now add the coriander leaves and leman juice. Mix well and carefully. Serve with any type of Raitha!.