GUTHI VANKAYA KURA...

andhra 's spl recipe guthi vankaya kura... there is a saying in telugu " vankaya vanti kura, seethamma vanti thalli dorakadu" which means "one can't find a curry like brinjal's and a mother like goddess seetha". brinjal recipes are that favorite to andhra people n this is one of the popular recipe in andhra menu..

PREP TIME: 20 MINS, COOKING TIME: 20 MINS, SERVES: 5

INGREDIENTS:

BRINJAL (SMALL AND TENDER)	6 - 8
ONIONS	2 MEDIUM
TOMATOES	2 MEDIUM
TAMARIND PULP	OF A LEMON SIZE
FOR MASALA
RED CHILI’S	10
PEANUTS	3 tbsp
BLACK GRAM	2 tbsp
BENGAL GRAM	2tbsp
ONIONS	1 MEDIUM
GARLIC CLOVES	10
MUSTARD SEEDS	½ tsp
MENTHULU (FENUGREEK SEEDS)	½ tsp
SALT	TO TASTE

METHOD:

 Ø  Heat one tsp. oil in a pan/kadai, fry the red chili’s, peanuts, black gram, Bengal gram, mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds one by one as shown in the pic below. Allow it to cool.

 Ø  Grind the above fried ingredients and into a fine powder,  now add chopped onion and garlic and grind it into fine paste. (do not add water)

 

 Ø  Slit each brinjal into four sections lengthwise from the base without cutting off the crown (as shown in the pic below). Fill the prepared masala in the slit brinjal’ s (carefully without breaking it).

 Ø  Heat 4 – 5 tbsps. oil in a kadai, add onions and fry till light brown. Now add tomatoes and cook till soft. Add the stuffed brinjal ’s  and excess masala sprinkle little salt and mix them fully, cover it with a lid and cook for 5 mins on a low flame.

 Ø  Now add tamarind pulp, 2 cups water and salt, cover the lid and cook it on a medium flame until the  brinjal’s are cooked soft and the gravy becomes thick (stir it periodically).

 

SUGGESTIONS:

• Stir the brinjal's carefully so that they do not break.
• Every time you cut a brinjal, put them in salt water immediately  so that they don't turn black.