Vankaya Bagara/Brinjal Masala

Brinjal curry everyone’s Favourite dish is that is prepared on special occasions and family gatherings.
Masala that is added to the curry spreads the aroma and make you love it..

Preparation Time: 30 Minutes,       Severs: 4 Members

Ingredients

• Round Brinjal/Egg plants : 1/2 Kg
• Grated coconut : 1 cup
• Green chillies : 4
• Onions : 2
• Ground nuts : 1 cup
• Ginger : As required
• Garlic : 3 Slices
• Coriander Seeds : 2 spoons
• Curry leaves : 2 Stems
• Tamarind : As required
• Cardamom : 2
• Cloves : 2
• Cinamon : 2
• Poppy Seeds : 1 spoon
• Turmeric Powder : As required
• Chilli Powder : As required
• salt : As required
• Oil : As required

Procedure

A. Wash the brinjals and slice them as shown in the video
B. Slice the onions,chillies and keep aside
C. Soak Tamarind in water and make it to paste
D. Prepare curry masala and keep aside

1. 1
   Switch on the stove and put on the pan and fry groundnuts,peel them and keep aside after they gets fried
2. 2
   For masala preparation:Take a mixie jar and grind peeled fried groundnuts,chillies,sliced onions,2 slices of ginger,3 slices of garlic,1 spoon coriander seeds,curry leaves,2 cardomon,2 cloves,2 cinnamon,1 spoon poppy seeds,required salt,chilli powder,turmeric powder and grind well
3. 3
   Now take the grinded paste into a bowl and stuff it inside the sliced brinjals and keep aside
4. 4
   Switch on the stove and put the pan,add 4 spoons of oil and fry the stuffed brinjals after the oil gets heated
5. 5
   Add the tamarind paste to the curry,now add the remaining grinded paste and stir well till the gravy gets absorbed by brinjals
6. 6
   Reduce the flame and let it boil for 5 minutes,add grated coconut powder and stir well and let it cook for 5 minutes
7. 7
   Add coriander leaves to the curry in the last and switch off the stove.