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Brinjal Chutney-Kathirikkai Thogayal (thuvaiyal)

April 19, 2012 by PadhuSankar 37 Comments

I was made to take a forced break as my computer was not working. Happy to be back with my family’s favorite brinjal thogayal recipe. Brinjal Thuvaiyal is a very tasty and delicious dish with a smoky flavour made with roasted brinjals. Learn how to make Brinjal chutney-Kathirikkai Thogayal following this easy recipe.

Brinjal Chutney-Kathirikkai Thogayal

Brinjal chutney-Kathirikkai Thogayal


Brinjal chutney-Kathirikkai Thogayal

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 3-4
 Recipe Category: Side Dish-Dip-Chutney
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Brinjal -1 big or 2 medium sized ones as show in the pic.

   Oil – 1 tbsp
   Mustard seeds- 3/4 tsp
   Urad dal – 2 tbsp
   Red chilli – 3-4
   Hing – a pinch
   Tamarind – little (very less)
   Salt to taste

Preparation


Wash and wipe the brinjal dry. Apply a little oil on brinjals and roast them on fire till the skin becomes charred. Leave it  to cool. Then remove the charred black skin as shown in the picture below. Chop it into small pieces and keep it aside.

Soak tamarind in just a tbsp of water or use 1/2 tsp of tamarind paste.

how to prepare brinjal chutney
Method


Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, hing, red chillies and saute till dal turns golden brown.

Grind the above with tamarind adding very less water to a smooth paste.

Then add the chopped roasted brinjal, salt needed and grind just for a few seconds. (It should not be a fine paste).

It tastes great when mixed with rice and ghee. It can also be had as a side dish for dosa and chapati.

You might also like Baingan Bartha recipe made with smoked eggplant/ brinjal.

Meet you all again with more interesting recipes and tips. Stay in touch.

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Comments

  1. Zareena

    April 19, 2012 at 9:14 am

    Lovely chutney and loved the brinjal prop too.

    Reply
  2. Akila

    April 19, 2012 at 9:20 am

    Wow never tried or tasted thus before… But want to try for sure….

    Reply
  3. Maayeka

    April 19, 2012 at 9:31 am

    loved the recipe..can call this south indian style baigan ka bharta..loved the smoky flavour of brinjal so will try this version surely..

    Reply
  4. Sayantani

    April 19, 2012 at 9:33 am

    a very new recipe to me.

    Reply
  5. Priya

    April 19, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Yummy chutney, wish to have some with crispy dosas..

    Reply
  6. Sangeetha Nambi

    April 19, 2012 at 10:42 am

    Mom use to prepare this delicious chutney !

    Reply
  7. S.Menaga

    April 19, 2012 at 11:14 am

    lovely chutney!!

    Reply
  8. Hema

    April 19, 2012 at 11:47 am

    Yummy chutney, cute little brinjal man ..

    Reply
  9. Spice up the Curry

    April 19, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    looks so delicious, love it

    Reply
  10. Premalatha Aravindhan

    April 19, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Delicious thogaiyal,me too makes this often…

    Reply
  11. Rahin

    April 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    good to see you back , this looks delicious, v similar to what my mom in law makes, love the brinjal owl too

    Reply
  12. Srimathi

    April 19, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    THis is sutta kathirika thogayal and I love it. Amma used to make it often and its been a while since I had it. Will make it soon. thanks for reminding me.

    Reply
  13. GEETHA ACHAL

    April 19, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    Tempting thogayal…Perfect combination for dosai, curd rice…

    Reply
  14. faseela

    April 19, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    yummy chutney…

    Reply
  15. Shobha

    April 19, 2012 at 7:06 pm

    Yummy chutney and what a cute brinjal carving … loved it…will try to make one too.

    Reply
  16. R

    April 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    looks delicious, i always wanted to try thogayal, this looks like a fairly simple recipe to make 🙂

    Reply
  17. Rasi

    April 20, 2012 at 12:52 am

    good one.. love the cute brinjal avatar too 🙂

    Ongoing Event : WTML

    Reply
  18. maha

    April 20, 2012 at 2:42 am

    yummy chutney…n very easy to make also..liked dat cute doll.
    maha

    Reply
  19. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    April 20, 2012 at 2:50 am

    looks so yum! love the clicks too!

    Reply
  20. jeyashrisuresh

    April 20, 2012 at 3:30 am

    my dad's fav one. nicely done

    Reply
  21. Reshmi

    April 20, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    hey that is a nice chutney.. do drop by my space in your spare time
    Noel collections

    Reply
  22. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

    April 20, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    it is so similar to baingan bartha, sound lovely

    Reply
  23. புவனேஸ்வரி ராமநாதன்

    April 21, 2012 at 4:24 am

    சாப்பிடத் தூண்டும் வகையில் உள்ளது உங்கள்
    பகிர்வு. மிக்க நன்றி.

    Reply
  24. Gayathri Anand

    April 23, 2012 at 12:20 pm

    my mom makes this …love to have it mixed with hot rice ..loved the presentation

    Reply
  25. Sharanya Skarp

    October 12, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Hi padhu,
    I love ur receipes and everything came out well except this brinjal thuvayal..final thuvayal came out with bitter taste but i am unable to figure out the exact reason..can you help..I think its bcoz of brinjal but dont know why..

    Reply
  26. PadhuSankar

    October 15, 2012 at 6:56 am

    I am glad that you love my recipes.When you buy brinjals ,see to it that it is firm but not rock hard .If the brinjal is very hard and has lot of seeds ,then it will be bitter .Moreover for brinjal thuvayal ,you should use it fresh . Try it next time and tell me .Do not use old stock brinjals which are kept in the fridge for a week.

    Reply
  27. seema takur

    April 24, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    You need not grind brinjal.just mashing is also fine. will taste yummier that way.

    Reply
  28. anne

    July 22, 2013 at 3:53 am

    Dear Padhu, I just made brinjal chutney…It came out so well n my dad loved it…ur blog is my google when it comes to cooking…I admire ur love for cooking….more than that your generous nature of sharing your recipes..thank u very much…keep motivating young cooks like me…

    Reply
    • virgo

      April 8, 2019 at 6:16 pm

      Yes..padhuskitchen is my fav go to place for any recepie..thank you!

      Reply
  29. Ambs..

    May 23, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Hi,
    Do you have any recipe using white brinjal for an accompaniment of chappati

    Reply
  30. Pavithra R.

    November 3, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    hii,

    I have a coil cooktop, as in it does not have a flame, how can we make this in microwave?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 4, 2015 at 9:52 am

      For roasting brinjal/eggplant in microwave -Place the whole brinjal in a microwave safe dish and microwave until it is tender. Peel the skin and use it. But you will not get the smoky flavor.

      Reply
  31. Unknown

    April 13, 2016 at 7:55 am

    Padhuskitchen hats off to u and Thank you
    It's your recipes that have helped me.cook complicated Tail Iyer dishes with ease for all occasions
    Your blog is a blessing for me who is not an Iyer but married an Iyer and who is keen to learn and cook
    Thanks love you
    Anusha Vijaykanth

    Reply
  32. hans kaushik

    November 1, 2016 at 7:07 am

    Great recipe. It left me with my choice of how much spiciness and heat to add (or not)! ENDED up making it just as it tasted in my childhood.Thanks for the memories too!! cheers.

    Reply
  33. Suganya Ravichandran

    November 16, 2017 at 6:52 am

    Padhu can we saute little bit raw tamarind(instead of tamarind water and paste) along with dal n grind?? Will it taste good?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 17, 2017 at 7:07 am

      Yes, you can. It will be good.

      Reply
  34. Indira sambamurthy

    November 24, 2019 at 2:31 am

    Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply

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