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Gutti Vankaya Recipe - Andhra Style Stuffed Brinjal
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Gutti Vankaya Recipe - Andhra Style Stuffed Brinjal

A vegetarian Andhra recipe with -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant), tamarind paste - big lemon size, onions - sliced thin+ /2. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.

Curated bySuresh Naidu🇮🇳

Calories
760kcal
Estimated Cost
400-550
Carbs87g
Protein51g
Fats23g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

23 steps
  1. 1

    To prepare Gutti Vankaya Recipe (Andhra Style Stuffed Brinjal), get small brinjals since the smaller ones will be easy to have with phulkas or Rotis

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  2. 2

    Slit them twice diagonally 3/4 th long such that you do not disturb their stalk/ crown

  3. 3

    You should have perfectly slit brinjals ready for filling from all 4 sides when you do this

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  4. 4

    On a medium flame in a deep pan, bring tamarind extract and salt in sufficient water to boil

    tamarind paste - big lemon size(1)
  5. 5

    Switch off flame and drop the brinjals in and close the lid

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  6. 6

    Let it sit for 10 minutes

  7. 7

    Meanwhile, on a pan with little oil, shallow fry onions till soft

    onions - sliced thin+ /2(1 cup)
  8. 8

    Wet grind with a little tamarind-salt water that is used to half boil the brinjals and keep aside

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)tamarind paste - big lemon size(1)
  9. 9

    Take a kadai to dry roast all the ingredients mentioned under roast and grind over medium flame

  10. 10

    Take off the kadai when aromatic and let it cool a bit

  11. 11

    Use a mixer grinder to make semi fine powder

  12. 12

    Mix haldi/ turmeric and salt as required to this powder

    sunflower oil - as required
  13. 13

    Mix this powder with wet grinded sauteed onions

    onions - sliced thin+ /2(1 cup)
  14. 14

    Add a small amount of tamarind- salt water to make very thick gravy and fill inside the brinjals

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)tamarind paste - big lemon size(1)
  15. 15

    Keep aside

  16. 16

    Prepare tadka with oil

  17. 17

    Add in jeera, bay leaves, curry leaves

    sprig curry leaves(1)
  18. 18

    When they splutter, add stuffed brinjals and fry for 2-3 minutes

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  19. 19

    Mix remaining gravy and more of water/ mix of tamarind and salt water and add to kadai

    tamarind paste - big lemon size(1)
  20. 20

    Bring it to boil over low flame

  21. 21

    Sauté carefully such that the gravy doesn’t come out of the brinjals

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  22. 22

    Switch off the flame when gravy thickens and brinjals appear cooked

    -10 brinjal (baingan / eggplant)(8)
  23. 23

    Serve Gutti Vankaya with either hot rice, biryanis, chapatis, phulkas or akki rotti to make it a main course meal

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