Vankaya masala

The ingredients used for this are somewhat similar to gutti vankaya curry in which we use small brinjals and stuff them with the masala. This recipe is with the big brinjals which are mainly used for making baigan ka bartha curry and this brinjal is chopped into cubes.

Ingredients:

Vankaya (Birnjal) – 1 big size (500 gms)

Peanuts – ½ cup

Sesame seeds – 2 spoons

Poppy seeds – 1 spoon

Coriander powder – 1 spoon

Garam masala – 1 spoon

Tamarind pulp – 2 spoons

Red chilli powder – 1.5 spoon

Ginger garlic paste – 1 spoon

Turmeric – ½ spoon

Onion – 1

Cumin seeds – 1 spoon

Curry leaves – 10

Salt

Oil

Procedure:

Dry roast the peanuts, sesame seeds and poppy seeds. Allow them to cool and grind them to paste.

Heat a vessel and add oil in it. Once oil is heated add cumin seeds, onions, ginger garlic paste, turmeric and curry leaves.

Fry until the onion turns light brown. Now add chopped brinjal into it and mix properly.

Cook for 5 mins and now add the ground paste, tamarind pulp, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt.

Cook until oil separates or brinjal is cooked fully.

Remove from heat and serve with hot rice or roti.