# Kathirikai Thairu Pachadi

Kathirikai Thairu Pachadi (Yoghurt Brinjal) is the perfect accompaniment for garlic curry, onion curry and even fish curry.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 brinjal
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- neutral oil
- 3 onions
- mustard seeds
- salt
- 1 handful curry leaves
- 250 g Greek yogurt
- 100 g sour cream

## Instructions

1. Slice the brinjal thinly. The thinner the brinjal, the better.
2. Add one tablespoon of turmeric powder and two tablespoons of chili powder to the sliced brinjal.
3. Mix the spices thoroughly with the brinjal.
4. Heat neutral cooking oil in a wok until smoking.
5. Fry the spiced brinjal in batches until cooked through.
6. Remove the fried brinjal from the wok and place it on a rack to drain the oil.
7. Lightly salt the fried brinjal after removing it from the oil.
8. Add sliced onions to the remaining oil in the wok and sauté until translucent.
9. Add mustard seeds to the translucent onions.
10. Add a pinch of salt to the onions and mustard seeds.
11. Add a handful of curry leaves to the mixture.
12. Add the fried brinjal back into the wok with the caramelized onions and curry leaves.
13. Lightly coat the brinjal with the onion and curry leaf mixture.
14. Remove the brinjal and onion mixture from the wok.
15. Add about 250g of Greek yogurt to the brinjal mixture.
16. Add about 100g of sour cream to the mixture.
17. Mix the Greek yogurt and sour cream thoroughly with the brinjal and onion mixture.

## Equipment

- wok
- knife
- mandolin
- colander
- rack
- spoon

## Tips

- If you don't have knife skills, use a mandolin to slice the brinjal thinly.
- Fry the brinjal in batches.
- Do not put the fried brinjal on a tissue; instead, place it on a rack to drain the oil.
- The cooked chili powder and turmeric powder in the oil are important for flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNmvEbbzt5M/?igsh=MXc3Z2h0aDdxemZneQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0f0c8777-3a0b-4e4c-9fe1-938e7c3e6d70
- Extracted: 2025-10-06

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