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Ingredientes
- Brinjal and chickpea cooked in a simple spicy tamarind sauce
- Prep Time: 10 Mins | Inactive Time: 8 hrs | Cook Time: 20 Mins | Total Time: 30 Mins | Serves: 2 - 3
- Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Karupu Kondakadalai | Black Channa (or white chickpeas)
- 3-4 medium sized Kathirikai | Brinjal (1)
- 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste in 2 Cups Water (2)
- 3 Tbsp Oil
- 1/4 tsp Kadugu | Mustard seeds
- 3-4 Venthayam | Fenugreek seeds
- Few karivepilai | Curry leaves
- 1 Tbsp Channa dahl
- 1/2 tsp Urad dahl
- 2 Red Chillies, broken
- 1 Tbsp Sambhar Powder
- Salt to tase
- Few scrapes of Coconut
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 40g | |
| Calories 361 | |
| Calories from Fat 361 | 100% |
| Total Fat 40.8g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat 3.03g | 12% |
| Trans Fat 1.05g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbs 0.0g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 0.0g | 0% |
| Protein 0.0g | 0% |
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