Gulla Bolu Huli | Badanekayi bolu huLi | Gulla boLu huLi | Udupi style Eggplant Samabr

bolu huLi is very popular sambar recipe from udupi mangalore region. simple sambar recipe with no coconut and no grinding as well. Easy to make huLi or koddel meaning huLi ,
Here we have bolu huLi using brinjal or badanekayi / egg plant. You can prepare this with Mangalore cucumber , ladies finger/okra,
This also one of the huLi served in that region temples.
Ingredients:
2 Udupi badanekayi / Mattu gulla brinjal /
1/3 cup toor dal or little more than 1/4 cup toor dal
around 2.5 cups of water
2 tbsp coconut oil for cooking the eggplant/badanekayi
1/4 tsp for cooking brinjal
Hing/asafetida
1/2 tbsp salt or salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder(1/4 tsp for cooking the dal and 1/4 tsp for cooking the badanekayi
4 green chillies (slit or chopped)
if you want the sambar to be spicy add 1 tsp jeerige menasina powder
few curry leaves
chopped coriander leaves
key lime size tamarind soaked in water
little jaggery
Seasoning:
2 tsp coconut oil
Little hing
¼ tsp mustard seeds