Udupi Gulla Gojju (Gulla Bajji)
Udupi Roast Eggplant salad
It's a traditional salad made out of brinjal. There are several varieties of egg plant (brinjal) available. But for this recipe, green round brinjal grown in Udupi region in Karnataka State. You may use other varieties too, but the taste making it with green round brinjal defers from other.
Ingredients required:
• Gulla Gojju 6 medium size
• Tamarind paste 1 tsp
• Rock salt as required
• Shallots 10 nos finely chopped
• Green chili 4 nos finely chopped
• Roasted Cumin powder 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves 2 sprigs chopped
• Coconut oil 1tbsp
• Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida 1/4
Apply little oil on eggplant and keep on burner over a medium flame.
Keep turning all sides untill the whole eggplant is charred and well cooked
Remove and keep it to cool. Once it's cold, peel of the charred skin and transfer it to a mixing bowl.
Add chopped coriander leaves, cumin powder and salt. Mash the eggplant preferably with your hand or using a potato masher.
Add now chopped shallots, tamarind paste and mix well.
Heat a pan over medium flame. Pour coconut oil and once oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow to sputter. Add hing (asafoetida) and pour in to eggplant.
Ideal to serve along with any meal.
Happy Cooking?
2022
