Karnataka Style Badnekayi Mosaru Gojju Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 Brinjal (Baingan / Eggplant)
• 1 cup Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
• 2 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves chopped
• 1 Green Chilli chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
• 1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
• 1 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
• 1 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
• 2 Dry Red Chilli
• 1 sprig Curry leaves

Steps

1. We begin making the Karnataka Style Badnekayi Mosaru Gojju Recipe by roasting the eggplant. Try to poke the eggplant on all the sides.
2. Roast them on your stove directly or you can slowly roast them on a griddle as well. Keep turning them evenly and add a tablespoon of oil.
3. Roast them until the eggplant becomes soft and the skin starts to peel off slowly. Take it out and rest it for coupe of minutes.
4. Then peel off the skin and chop the flesh and mash it coarsely. Mix it with curd, green chilli and salt. Adjust the consistency by adding water if necessary.
5. Now to make the tadka, heat a kadai with oil and then add in the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, hing and dry red chilli, crackle the curry leaves. Pour it over the Gojju and serve.
6. Serve the Karnataka Style Badnekayi Mosaru Gojju Recipe along with some steamed rice,Palak Tovve or Palak Dal Recipe (Spinach and Lentil Curry) and Gorikayi Palya Recipeto complete a meal.