Guttu Vankaya Fry (Stuffed Brinjal Fry)

Description:

Guttu Vankaya Fry is an Andhra Special. Guttu Vankaya is telugu word which is known as Stuffed Brinjal. This curry can be served with hot steamed rice.

Ingredients:

Brinjals : ½ Kg (Vankaaya)
Onions : ¼ Kg
Green Chilies : 6
Ginger Garlic Paste : 2 spoons
Garam Masala : 2 spoons
Salt : As required
Chili Powder : 1 ½ spoon
Turmeric Powder : Little
Coconut : ¼ chakka
Curry Leaves : 10-15 Leaves
Oil : 5 table spoons
Roasted Peanuts : 50 gms
Jeera : ½ spoon
Mustard : ½ spoon
Coriander Leaves : As Required.

Method of Preparation:

1. Clean Brinjals and keep aside.
2. Cut Coconut into small pieces and keep aside.
3. Cut Onions and keep aside.
4. Grind Coconut, Onion, Green Chilies, Roasted Peanuts, salt, Turmeric, Chili Powder, Garam Masala, and Ginger Garlic Paste till it becomes dough without adding water and keep aside.
5. Cut Brinjals in plus shape slit towards stem side (don’t remove stem) but not all the way through.
6. Fill up the Brinjals plus shape slit with grinded stuff paste without breaking in each Brinjals. Keep aside the remaining grinded stuff paste.
7. Heat Oil in tava, add Jeera, Mustards and Fry it.
8. Add stuffed Brinjals and remaining stuff paste on Brinjals in tava. Fry it in medium flame.
9. Cover the tava with lid. Stir once in a while without breaking the brinjal.
10. Fry it till brinjals cooked and oil comes from it.
11. Garnish the Gutti Vankaaya fry with coriander leaves.
12. Ready…to EAT.