Gutti vankaya kura / Stuffed brinjal curry / ennai kathirikai recipe / Vankaya curry / brinjal kuzhambu recipes. With detailed instruction & step by step photos and video. Gutti Vankaya curry is one of the popular dish from Andhra cuisine. Brinjal is stuffed with special spice powder made with coriander seeds, dried red chili, cumin / jeera, coconut and sesame seeds and then these stuffed brinjals are shallow fried and added to tamarind based curry. Preparations to make- Cut the brinjal in X shape with the stalk intact- Immerse Brinjals in water until usedTo make spice powder mix- Heat a 1 tsp oil in a pan add coriander seeds, dried red chili, cumin, sesame seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, peanuts and coconut fry them until aromatic- Allow it to cool and add it to a grinding jar with a tbsp of water and blend it to slightly coarse paste- To make Stuffed brinjal curry- Stuff the ground mixture into brinjal and save the rest of the ground mixture- In a heavy bottom pan, Heat oil, add mustard seeds once crackles add curry leaves and saute it for 4-5 seconds- Add finely chopped onions and saute till it turns translucent- Add ginger garlic and green chili and fry till the raw smell leaves- Then add stuffed brinjal, chili powder and turmeric powder then give it a good mix and cover and cook on medium flame for 3-4 minutes- Now add a tbsp of sesame oil and mix it continue to cook on medium flame till brinjal skin shrinks and turn brown- Add rest of ground mixture and tamarind extract and required salt- Cover and cook on medium flame for 20-25 minutes, mix in between- Serve it hot with rice or idli & dosa
Heat a 1 tsp oil in a pan add coriander seeds, dried red chili, cumin, sesame seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, peanuts and coconut fry them until aromatic
Allow it to cool and add it to a grinding jar with a tbsp of water and blend it to slightly coarse paste
To make Stuffed brinjal curry
Stuff the ground mixture into brinjal and save the rest of the ground mixture
In a heavy bottom pan, Heat oil, add mustard seeds once crackles add curry leaves and saute it for 4-5 seconds
Add finely chopped onions and saute till it turns translucent
Add ginger garlic and green chili and fry till the raw smell leaves
Then add stuffed brinjal, chili powder and turmeric powder then give it a good mix and cover and cook on medium flame for 3-4 minutes
Now add a tbsp of sesame oil and mix it continue to cook on medium flame till brinjal skin shrinks and turn brown
Add rest of ground mixture and tamarind extract and required salt
Cover and cook on medium flame for 20-25 minutes, mix in between
Serve it hot with rice or idli & dosa
Notes
Adding sesame oil helps to cook brinjal quickly and also gives good taste