Thick tamarind gravy with vegetables and spices.

This traditional Tamilnadu dish is an excellent accompaniment for Idly , Dosai , Pongal and many South Indian breakfast items .

Gothsu will be tasty with rice too ,so it could be prepared in large quantity for morning breakfast and can be carried over for lunch .

Some vegetables like Brinjals , Onions , Chenai (yam ), karunakazhangu or plaintain(Vazhaikai), taste best in Gothsu

In the Gothsu recipe given below, we are using a combination of brinjals and onions

Ingredients

Chopped brinjals 1 cup

Onions 1 chopped medium size

Tamarind 20 gms as big as a lemon

Dried red chillies 6

Fenugreek seeds 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander seeds 2 teaspoon

Bengal gram dal 1 teaspoon

Mustard 1 teaspoon

Sesame oil 2 tablespoon

Asafoetida 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves 8 to 10

Green chillies 2 chopped

Salt as desired

Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon

Method

Soak tamarind in one half cups of water for 15 minutes .

In a kadai/cheenachatti, shallow fry bengal gram dal , coriander seeds , fenugreek seeds and red chillies

When the dal becomes light brown , powder to a fine texture .

Heat Sesame oil , in the same kadai , add mustard .

When it splutters , add asafoetida, green chillies , curry leaves and saute .

Add chopped onions and brinjals , shallow fry . Extract juice from soaked tamarind , add to the vegetables .

Add salt, turmeric powder and stir .

When it boils for four to five minutes , add the prepared powder and cook in low flame for another 4 minutes .

The Gothsu will turn thicker ,

Garnish with coriander leaves (optional) and curry leaves .

Serve hot .

Tastes great with hot rice and paruppu thogaiyal.

Note

Aubergine or big sized brinjals can be roasted , peeled , mashed and added to the Gothsu.

Raw banana too can boiled with skin , peeled and mashed and then added to the boiling tamarind juice .