Gothsu is an easy to make side dish for Idli, Pongal or Dosai. Another wonderful recipe using Brinjal. Even if you are not a fan of Brinjal you will love this tangy gravy.
Add finely chopped eggplant pieces and saute them for 4 to 5 minutes
Once the eggplant pieces turn slight brown in color and the skin becomes soft remove them from pan
Heat remaining oil in a frying pan and add Mustard Seeds. If you have fresh curry leaves do add them now
Add chopped ginger, slit green and finely chopped onions, tomatoes
In a medium flame keep sauteing until onions become translucent and tomatoes are slightly mushy
Now add the eggplant, salt, saambar powder, hing, corainder powder. You don’t need turmeric powder for this recipe. Roasting the spices well along with veggies gives that lovely brown color to the Gothsu
Mix everything well together. Let the spices get thorougly mixed with veggies
Later add Tamarind Pulp and let the mixture boil for 3-4 minutes. Optionally you can add jaggery powder at this stage and serve Gothsu as it is. If you want the Gothsu to be slightly thicker you can add little rice flour mixed with water paste.
If you have pressure cooked daal then add the moongdal at this stage. Use a potato masher or using a back of a spatula mash everything well
Add 1/2 cup water (extra if needed)depending on your preferred consistency. Adjust salt and let the whole mixture boil again for 3 to 4 minutes
At last add jaggery powder, mix it well and turn off the heat
Delicious Kathrikai Gothsu is ready to be served with Idli/Dosai/Pongal
Kathrikkai Gothsu | Chidambaram Kathrikkai Gothsu | Brinjal Gothsu | Easy Sidedish for Pongal Idli Dosai was last modified: February 27th, 2021 by