Indian Food and Meal Ideas
Gotsu

An eggplant preparation cooked in spicy gravy. Adds perfect tangy taste to those spicy glands.
For US to UK equivalents see this rough guide

Recipe Ingredients:

• One small to medium eggplant
• 1/2 tbsp tamarind paste or extract from a tamarind size marble, soaked
• one large onion, chopped (if using little ones in a bag, about five)
• 2 ripe tomatoes, diced
• 6 hot green chilles, slit and cut into pieces
• curry leaves
• 1 tspn mustard
• 1/2 tspn turmeric
• garlic (optional)
• salt to taste
• 3-4 tbspn oil

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.

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For US to UK equivalents for food weights and measurements see this rough guide

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