Mashed Potatoes With Eggplant (Brinjal Potato Gojju)

Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant / Brinjal Potato Gojju  or Potato Brinjal Gojju is a Konkani style tasty and delicious side dish made with boiled and mashed Potatoes, boiled and mashed Brinjal (Eggplant), Onion, Green chilly, Tamarind and Salt and goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Mashed Potatoes With Eggplant / Brinjal Potato Gojju.

Ingredients:-

Potatoes.                -2 medium size
Eggplant (Brinjal) -3   

Onion.                   -1small
Green chillies.       -2
Tamarind.              - a small marble size
Salt.                       - to taste

For seasoning:-

Coconut oil.     -1tsp

Mustard seeds. -1tsp

Curry leaves.    -1spring

Instructions:-

1). Peel, wash and chop Potatoes into small pieces and keep aside.

2). Wash Eggplant (Brinjal) in water, remove the stem and chop into small pieces and keep aside.

3). In a small vessel add the chopped Potato pieces and chopped Eggplant (Brinjal) pieces adding sufficient water. Boil and cook the Potato and Eggplant (Brinjal) pieces till soft and switch off the flame. Allow the boiled Potato and Eggplant (Brinjal) pieces to cool.

4). Wash and chop Green chillies into thin round pieces and keep aside.

5). Peel, wash and finely chop Onion and keep aside.

6). Soak Tamarind in 2tbsp of warer for 3 minutes. Squeeze and extract Tamarind pulp and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a mixing bowl add the chopped Green chilly round pieces, finely chopped Onion, Tamarind pulp and required Salt and mix well. Mash all the ingredients thoroughly with your fingers.

2). Add the boiled Potato pieces and Eggplant  (Brinjal) pieces into the bowl. Combine all the ingredients and mash well.

3). Heat Coconut oil in a small pan for seasoning and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well. Add Curry leaves and fry well in oil and switch off the flame.

4). Pour the above seasoning into the mashed Potatoes and Eggplant (Brinjal) mixture in the mixing bowl.

5). Transfer the Brinjal Potato Gojju / Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant to a serving bowl.

A tasty and delicious Brinjal  Potato Gojju / Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.