Stuffed Brinjal (Gutti Vankaya)

 INGREDIENTS
 

BRINJAL (Egg Plant) – 10 COUNT
 
CHANA DAL – 2 TBLSP

URAD DAL – 2 TBLSP
 
FENUGREEK SEEDS ((MENTHILU) -1/4 TSP

CUMIN SEEDS - ¼ TSP

CORIANDER SEEDS – 1 TBLSP

TAMARIND – LITTLE

RED CHILLI – 5  TO 6

GREEN CHILLI – 4 TO 5

CURRY LEAVES – FEW

HING  (ASAFOETIDA) -1 PINCH

TURMERIC POWDER -1/4 TBL SP

OIL – FOR FRYING BRINJALS

SALT – TO TASTE

GARLIC – 5 PODS

First, let us make the stuffing powder for brinjals:

Take a pan add little oil, after heating add the ingredients - Chana dal, Urad dal, Fenugreek seeds, Red chillies, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, let them fry golden color then add the Garlic, Curry leves, Turmeric powder, Hing, Salt, and Tamarind then mix well. Now  take the grinder and make it powder

Now take the brinjals and make four slits on sides to stuff the masala paste. (Tip: keep the cut brinjals in salt water, so that they won't become dark, while you are cutting the other brinjals). When you are done with cutting all the brinjals, drain the water and remove them and keep them aside.

Then take a pan, add more oil (to fry the brinjals) after heating leave the brinjals slowly into the oil and fry them for 30 sec until they are half cooked. Then remove them and let them cool.

 
Then take the masala powder and add little water and make it paste. Start stuffing the masala paste into the fried  brinjals.

Now take a flat non stick pan and add little oil after heating add the green chilli and place all the stuffed brinjals and cover the pan with lid. Cook  in medium low flame. Every 3 min remove the lid and keep turning the brinjals. cook nearly for 10min.

 

Now remove into a bowel or a plate and start serving.