Vankaya Birakaya Pachadi / Brinjal Ridge Gourd Chutney with Green Chillies

Ingredients

• 1 no Vankaya / Egg Plant
• 1 cup Birakaya Pieces
• 6 Green Chillies
• 2 inches Tamarind Flake
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Chana Dal
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1/4 sp Methi Seeds
• 1 pinch Inguva
• Salt to taste
• 2 sp Oil
For Popu :
• 1/4 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 sp Urad Dal
• 1 Red Chilli
• Curry Leaves
• 1 sp Oil

Instructions

1. Wash and clean ridge gourd and cut into medium size pieces along with skin.
2. Cut each green chilli into middle, chop brinjal into medium size pieces.
3. Heat oil in a pan add chana dal, urad dal, mustard, methi seeds, inguva & fry, when done remove from the pan and keep aside.
4. In the same pan fry the chopped ridge gourd, brinjal, green chillies with 1 sp oil, till they become soft.
5. Allow it to cool for some time, after that grind green chillies, turmeric, salt and soaked tamarind into a coarse paste.
6. Next add cooked pieces and grind slightly, then remove from the jar and keep aside.
7. Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and fry.
8. When they splutter add curry leaves, then add fried popu to ground chutney and mix well.
9. Vankaya birakaya pachadi is ready to serve, serve with rice or chapati.