{"id":16178,"date":"2013-12-01T16:17:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T21:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=16178"},"modified":"2021-09-22T22:43:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T02:43:37","slug":"sweet-and-sour-eggplant-or-eggplant-pickle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/sweet-and-sour-eggplant-or-eggplant-pickle\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet and Sour Eggplant | Brinjal Pulicurry | South Indian Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Pulicurry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Pulicurry.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Pulicurry-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eggplant or Brinjal puli curry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This is a South Indian-style side dish served with rice. You&#8217;ll get to enjoy the tanginess from the tamarind, sweetness from the jaggery &amp; the taste of eggplant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Curry-South-Indian-Recipe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Curry-South-Indian-Recipe.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Curry-South-Indian-Recipe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Curry-South-Indian-Recipe-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Eggplant-Brinjal-Curry-South-Indian-Recipe.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Sweet and Sour Eggplant or Eggplant Pickle<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Side dish<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Indian<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT20M\">20 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT25M\">25 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">5 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Mustard seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Dried red whole chilies- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Small onions, chopped- 6 (or 4 shallots)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green chilies, halved- 4<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Curry leaves- 1 sprig<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Eggplant, cubed- 7, small eggplants<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cumin powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tamarind juice- 1\/2 cup (soak 2 inch fresh tamarind in 1\/2 cup warm water)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Jaggery, grated- 1\/2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sesame seeds- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Soak fresh tamarind in warm water for 5 minutes, squeeze the tamarind in water to extract the juice, strain the juice. Discard the skin.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a wide pan over medium heat, add oil, let turn hot.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add mustard seeds, let splutter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add dried red chili, saute for a few seconds.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add small onions, green chilies, curry leaves and salt, saute till onions turn translucent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add eggplant, and 1\/4 cup water; cook covered till eggplant turns soft.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder &amp; coriander powder; combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add tamarind juice and jaggery, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook for a few minutes till the gravy has thickened &amp; eggplant has cooked well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Finally, add sesame seeds, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the pan from the heat &amp; keep covered for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve as a side dish with rice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">Eggplants can be replaced with Okra, or add a combination of eggplants &amp; okra.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eggplant or Brinjal puli curry&#8230; This is a South Indian-style side dish served with rice. You&#8217;ll get to enjoy the tanginess from the tamarind, sweetness from the jaggery &amp; the taste of eggplant. &nbsp; &nbsp; Sweet and Sour Eggplant or Eggplant Pickle Recipe Type: Side dish Cuisine: Indian Author: Thasneen Prep time: 5 mins Cook &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[404,27,22,80,18],"tags":[284,501],"class_list":["post-16178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eggplant-by-ingredient","category-indian-cuisine","category-kerala-cuisine","category-sides","category-vegetarian","tag-eggplant","tag-pickle-2","course-side-dish","cuisine-indian-cuisine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}