Brinjal/Eggplant Stir Fry

Here is a Udupi Style Recipe for Brinjal/Eggplant Stir Fry or Gulla Palya. The udupi rasam powder and jaggery provide a unique taste to this dish. You can use any rasam powder if you do not have udupi rasam powder. You can also make bitter gourd, ivy gourd palya using this method. 

Ingredients :

1/2 kg Brinjal/Eggplant
1 gooseberry sized tamarind (soaked in water and juice extracted)
1 tsp jaggery
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp udupi rasam powder/any rasam powder (click here for link)
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
10-12 curry leaves
2 red chillies
 a pinch of asafoetida


Method:

1) Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves.

2) Add brinjal, tamarind extract and turmeric powder.

3) Saute for a few minutes and add rasam powder.

4) Mix well and add salt. Simmer till it is cooked.

5) Serve hot with rasam and rice.

Variation :

1)Bitter gourd stir fry : Add chopped bitter gourd in step 2 for bitter gourd stir fry.

2) Ivy gourd (Tindora /Kovakkai) stir fry : Add chopped tindora in step 2 for ivy gourd stir fry.