Gutti Vankai koora (stuffed Brinjal)

Gutti Vankai koora or stuffed Brinjal curry is a traditional Andhra curry. This dish can be made with either the small round purple brinjals or  the green ones. The dish tastes the best only if the brinjals are fresh and tender. The one I am posting today is made with the small purple ones.

Stuffed brinjals can be made with a variety of stuffing ... the one I am posting is my favorite and very simple to make.... I am using the pressure cooker to make the process easy but make sure that you switch off the stove at the first whistle and release the pressure immediately!!!! try and Hope you like it 

Ingredients

For stuffing

Peanuts - 1 cup

Sesame seeds - 1 cup

Coriander seeds - 1 Tbsp

cumin seeds  - 1/2 Tbsp

methi seeds - 4-5 seeds

Dry red chilles - 5-6

Tamarind -  little
Salt - to taste

Brinjals - 10-12

Red Chilly powder - to taste

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp.

Prior preparations

1. Dry roast all the stuffing ingredients (except salt), grind to paste add salt and keep aside

2. Make a + slit in the brinjals and stuff half of this paste in them

Preparation Method

1. Heat oil in the pressure cokker. Add cumin,mustard and hing.

2. Add the remaining half of the paste along with 1-2 cups of water
3. Add haldi,redchilly powder and jaggery. Mix and cook for 5 mins
4. Now place the brinjals in this gravy.Pressure cook for 1 whistle
5. Release the pressure immediately
6. Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves

Serve hot with rice and tomato rasam....