Easy 5 ingredient brinjal and tomato chutney. Bachelor friendly recipe. கத்தரிக்காய் தக்காளி கடையல். Video Recipe.
This is a very easy brinjal and tomato mash that can be made in minutes. This goes very well with idli and dosai. The charred chillies are the secret in this mash.
Old brinjals taste bitter. So if you make the chutney with brinjals that have been sitting in the fridge for days, your chutney is going to be bitter. So always use fresh brinjals if you want a delicious chutney sans the bitterness.
I have used 6 brinjals and 6 tomatoes for this recipe. Country tomatoes are preferred for this recipe as it’s a little more sour than the regular tomatoes.
Here is my all purpose idli and dosai batter Recipe. This chutney pairs well with idli and dosai.
https://www.kannammacooks.com/idli-dosai-batter-recipe/
Here are the things you can buy online for making this recipe
2 liter pressure cooker
Potato Masher
Wooden Chopping Board
Here is the video of how to make brinjal and tomato chutney. கத்தரிக்காய் தக்காளி கடையல்.
Brinjal Tomato Chutney
Easy 5 ingredient brinjal and tomato chutney. Bachelor friendly recipe. கத்தரிக்காய் தக்காளி கடையல். Video Recipe
- Total Time: 15m
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
Ingredients
5 dried red chillies (Guntur variety)
6 small brinjal
6 country tomatoes
1 tablespoon Indian sesame oil
3/4 teaspoon rock salt
Instructions
Char the dried red chillies on the gas stove. Do not blacken it completely. When you place the chillies on fire, the chillies will start to fluff up immediately. It will start to blacken here and there. Remove immediately. Remove the stem from the chillies and set aside.
Prep the brinjals. Remove the stem. Cut the brinjals into four. Add them to water to avoid the brinjals from turning brown.
Prep the tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes into two. Remove the core. Set aside.
Take a pressure cooker. A two or three liter cooker works well for this recipe. Add in all the ingredients to the cooker.
Cook for 5 whistles. Remove from heat and let the pressure settle naturally.
Remove the skin from the tomatoes using a tong. Mash the chutney using a potato masher.
The chutney is ready. No tempering is needed for this chutney.
Enjoy with idli and dosai
Notes
Old brinjals taste bitter. So if you make the chutney with brinjals that has been sitting in the fridge for days, your chutney is going to be bitter. So always use fresh brinjals if you want a delicious chutney sans the bitterness.
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 10m