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Vazhuthananga Thairu Curry/Eggplant Yogurt Curry




Vazhuthananga Thairu Curry/Eggplant Yogurt Curry

Today's recipe is a quick side dish for rice made with eggplant and tempered yogurt.  Give this recipe a try ,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Eggplant - 1 medium sized
( or 6-7 small ones)
Yogurt- 1 1/2cup
Onion- 1/2
Green chilly-3
Curry leaves- 1 spring
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek powder- 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/4 tsp
Hing/asafoetida- a pinch
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Oil- 2 tbs
salt to taste





Cut egg plants into cubes and mix turmeric, chilly powder and salt.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it splutter add onions, green chilly, curry leaves and saute for a minute. Not add the eggplant and saute for two minutes in high heat. Cover and cook in low flame and till eggplants gets slightly roasted. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool down a bit. Mix yogurt with fenugreek powder, hing,cumin powder and salt. Pour this over the roasted eggplant and gently mix in. Put it back on stove in very low flame for one more minute. Serve with rice.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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  1. SwathiFebruary 26, 2016 at 2:11 PM

    vazhuthananga thairu curry I need to try it, thanks for sharing

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  2. SwathiFebruary 26, 2016 at 2:38 PM

    Vazhuthannaga thairu curry adipoli try cheyanam.

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  3. SonaFebruary 27, 2016 at 2:16 AM

    Looka very delicious and different, must try sometime..

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