Gutti Vankaya Kura

Ingredients:

10 Vankaya (Brinjal)
2 Onions chopped
2 tsp tamarind paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp corriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp methi seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp curry leaves
1 tsp chopped corriander leaves
5 garlic
1 tsp ghee
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:

1. Wash and dry the brinjal
2. For stuffing: Heat 1 tsp oil and add the garlic cloves and onions and fry till golden brown. Remove from fire and cool. Grind to a paste adding little water.Add the corriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, ghee, sugar and salt and mix well. 
Now take each brinjal and cut into four pieces without cutting crown. Now fill the paste into brinjal and keep aside.
3. Heat 2tsp oil and add cumin seeds, curry leaves, methi seeds now add stuffed brinjal into it and add the remaining paste on top and sprinkle some water. Cover and cook for 30 mins. Once the brinjal are three fourth cooked now add tamarind paste amd one cup water. Add salt. Cover and cook for 15 mins and garnish with coriander seeds.

 



Gutti Vankaya Kura by Asith Mohan Mangalore