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Ridge Gourd Brinjal Kichadi  recipe with full video and step by step pictures. Today we are going to see another kichadi recipe for idli, dosa and ven pongal. We make kichadi using ridge gourd or brinjal. Here we have to include both the vegetables along with onions, tomatoes, green chillies and moong dal. My Grandmother often makes kichadi whenever she have sudden guests at home and everytime it tastes so good with her soft idlies. I followed her method which my Grandmother used to make. To reduce the cooking time by half  I have simplified it by pressure cooking the brinjals and ridge gourds along with a tbsp of moong dal. Traditionally kichadi dishes are prepared in the kal chatti and mathu is used for mashing the brinjals. Generally for  kichadi dishes, we use only green chillies and red chillies for the heat. I have added just a teaspoon of sambar powder and it doesn't alter the taste. When compared to sambar, this kichadi can be made in very less time which it makes...

Brinjal Kicahdi - we often prepare kichadi as a side dish for idli, dosa and ven pongal. Already I posted brinjal kichadi with moong dal , onions, tomatoes and coconut. Today we are going to see brinjal kichadi without dal which has thinner consistency when compared with brinjal kichadi with dal. Both kichadis taste good with idli or dosa. In this kichadi, the chopped brinjals are cooked along with tomato and green chilly. Then the tomato and green chilly are grounded along with coconut and fried grams and added to the kichadi. For this kichadi, there is no sambar powder or red chilly powder just green chillies and red chillies are added for the spiciness. This brinjal kichadi tastes so much good with Tirunelveli white brinjal. But it is not available in all the places so green brinjals or purple tender brinjals can be used. Now we will see the how to prepare brinjal kichadi without dal with step by step photos.  Here is a short video for Brinjal Kichadi without dal Si...