Brinjal stir fry /katharikai poriyal

Do you know that brinjal is good for your heart? Yes! The antioxidants present in brinjal keeps your heart healthy. It also has Flavanoids and is fibre rich.
There are numerous recipes using brinjal and here is a simple yet tasty brinjal stir fry recipe known as katharikai poriyal in tamil. This can be had as a side dish for rice or chappathi or it can be mixed with plain rice and had with onion raitha and papad. It saves your time in the busy morning hours.
I have added step by step instructions with pictures.

Step by step instructions :

1. Heat oil on a pan.Add mustard and cumin to it.

2. Add the garlic cloves and curry leaves. Wait until the garlic starts to turn brown. 

3. Add the chopped onions and saute for a minute.

4. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute

5. I have used sambar powder to prepare this curry. You can also use turmeric powder,chilly powder and coriander powder seperately.

6. Add needed salt

7. Mix and saute until the Tomato is well cooked.

8. Add the brinjal and mix.

9. Saute until the brinjal is well cooked and oil starts to seperate from the sides of the pan.

10. Brinjal stir fry is now ready! Have it with roti or rice.

Ingredients :

Brinjal- 5

Onion-1 large

Tomato-1,small

Curry leaves-a few

Garlic pod-10

Sambar powder-1 spoon

Salt-as needed

Oil-1 tbsp

Mustard seeds -1 tsp 

Cumin -1 tsp 

Preparation : 

• Heat oil on a pan.Add mustard and cumin to it.
•  Add the garlic cloves and curry leaves. Wait until the garlic starts to turn brown.
• Add the chopped onions and saute for a minute.
• Add the chopped tomatoes and saute
• I have used sambar powder to prepare this curry. You can also use turmeric powder,chilly powder and coriander powder seperately.
• Add needed salt
• Mix and saute until the Tomato is well cooked.
• Add the brinjal and mix.
•  Saute until the brinjal is well cooked and oil starts to seperate from the sides of the pan.
• Brinjal stir fry is now ready! Have it with roti or rice.