Gulla Bolu Huli

Badane Bolu Huli or Koddel is a Udupi style sambar or dal recipe prepared using brinjal, toor dal, green chili, jaggery, tamarind, and a tempering. Badane bol koddel aka badane Bolu Huli is prepared without coconut.

Ingredients

2 big Gulla / brinjals

2 drumsticks

1/2 cup toor dal

4 green chllies

tamarind lemon size

jaggery big lemon size

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

4 tsp Udupi sambar powder

coriander leaves chopped

Salt to taste

For the tempering:

1 tblsp coconut oil

1 tsp mustard

Curry leaves

Urad dal 2 tsp

Asafoetida chickpea size

2 broken red chillies

Procedure

• Wash and cut the stalk of Gulla and chop along with skin into 1-inch cubes and drop in water

• Wash, shave drumsticks, cut into 2-inch pieces and drop in water

• The above step of dropping them in water is essential to remove any bitterness within Gulla and drumsticks

• Pressure cook toor dal and mash lightly with a ladle

• Boil Gulla and drumsticks with salt, turmeric powder, tamarind pulp, and just enough water (around 1 cup)

• Cook it for 7 mins or till 3/4 is cooked

• Add jaggery, green chillies, cooked dal, and water to adjust the consistency of the gravy

• Gravy should be thick, sticky, and not too watery

• Add sambar pdr and bring it to boil

• Gulla pieces should be cooked perfectly for better taste, stiff and soft but not mushy

• Add the tempering, chopped coriander leaves

• Serve hot with hot rice and papad.