Name: Gutti Vankaya recipe by Neeru Srikanth at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Tender Eggplant/Brinjal - 12; Chili - 12; Urad dhal - 2 tbsp; Chickpea/Bengal Gram- 2 tbsp; Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp; Coriander seeds - 1 tblsp; Turmeric powder - 1 pinch; Fennel seeds - 1/3 tsp; Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp; Tamarind - 1 small lemon size; Garlic- 4 cloves; Hing powder - generous pinch; Curry leaves - few; Coriander - few; Salt - to taste; Water- as needed; Oil - for deep fry as needed; Oil- 6 tsp for shallow frying

Ingredients Serving: 4

Tender Eggplant/Brinjal - 12
Chili - 12
Urad dhal - 2 tbsp
Chickpea/Bengal Gram- 2 tbsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tblsp
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Fennel seeds - 1/3 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1 tsp
Tamarind - 1 small lemon size
Garlic- 4 cloves
Hing powder - generous pinch
Curry leaves - few
Coriander - few
Salt - to taste
Water- as needed
Oil - for deep fry as needed
Oil- 6 tsp for shallow frying

Instructions

Wash and slit the brinjals into 4, keeping the stem intact. Once the brinjals are cut, put them in water.
Cut the tamarind into small pieces.
Take a deep fry pan and add oil for deep frying.
Take out the brinjals and pat them dry.
Once the oil is medium hot start frying the brinjals. It should be fried for only 40 to 50 seconds. Do not deep fry it. This is a very important step as we will cook the brinjals later. We are only making the outer portion cooked
Strain and remove the excess oil using a tissue paper. The stem should be intact.
For the stuffing, Add 3 tsp of oil in a cooking pan and roast the ingredients in the same order as given in the list, starting with chili.
Once roasted , add chickpeas/Bengal gram and let it get roasted partially.
Add urad dhal and roast it.
Add and roast coriander seeds
Add and roast cumin seeds
Add and roast fennel seeds
Add and roast fenugreek seeds
Add chopped tamarind
Add hing powder, garlic ,curry leaves,salt, turmeric powder.
Roast all of them nicely and switch off the gas. Let this cool down. It will take around 10 minutes.
Once cool down, transfer them to a mixer and make it as a coarse powder
Take the mix and add water to it. Add water in such a way that we can just roll it like a ball.
Start stuffing the fried brinjals. Arrange all the brinjals in a plate.
Take a pan and add 3 tsp oil and keep the gas in low flame.
Arrange the stuffed brinjals in one side and close it with a lid.
The dish must be cooked on all the sides. Each side must be cooked for 5 minutes by covering with a lid.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

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