Gotsu
Gotsu recipe in the indian category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1, small to medium, eggplant
- 1/2 tablespoon tamarind paste or extract from a tamarind size marble, soaked
- 1 large onion, chopped, if using little ones in a bag then about 5
- 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 6 hot green chilles, slit and cut into pieces
- Curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- Garlic, optional
- Salt to taste
- 3 to 4 tablespoons oil
Recipe method:
- Chop the eggplant into very tiny pieces.
- Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when popping add curry leaves, chillies, onions and fry till onions become transcluscent.
- Add tomatoes and eggplant and fry for another five minutes.
- If using tamarind paste add a cup and half of water, or pour equal quantity of extract from fresh pulp.
- Throw in the turmeric, salt and garlic.
- Let it simmer for a while until eggplant becomes really soft and is barely able to retain its shape.
- Remove from heat.
- Tomato-onion gotsu: more tomatoes can be substituted instead of the eggplant for a tomato-onion gotsu.
- Add more chillies if necessary.