Yenna katherikka karamadhu/Stuffed Brinjal curry/Guthi vankaya kura

Yenna katherikka karamadhu/Stuffed Brinjal curry/Guthi vankaya kura by vindhya on Jul 20, 2012

This is a popular dish in south india...This is a very tasty and yummy receipe made with brinjal and my mom makes this dish so yummy.... Gets done fast. My all time fav.....You can have it with hot hot rice with a tsp of ghee or with Sambhar rice,rasam or curd rice....Goes well with mixed rices too...

Cook time: Under 30 min
Prep time: Under 15 min
Serves: 2 people
Yields: 10 to 12 brinjal based on the size

Ingredients

Brinjal/Kathirikkai-250gms
Urad Dal-3tsp
Chenna Dal-3tsp
Red chillies-5
Dhania/coriander seeds-1/2 tsp
Asafoetida-a big pinch
Tamarind juice-5tsp
Salt to taste
oil-2tsp
Corriander leaves-few
Dill leaves-few

Method

Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan fry urad Dal,chenna dal,red chillies,Coriander seeds, asafoetida until golden brown.

Let it cool and grind it in a mixie with salt,asafoetida into coarse powder. keep it aside.

Cut the stem of brinjal and slit brinjal into 4
Fill the brinjal with the ground powder.

Heat 1 1/2 spoon oil in a non stick pan and place all the stuffed brinjal in that.
Sprinkle tamarind water to it and cover the pan with a plate and cook in low flame for 10 to 12 min.
In between just move the brinjals a little bit , care to be taken not to break them.

Stuffed Brinjal curry is ready.
Garnish with Coriander leaves or Dill leaves.
you can serve with hot rice and a tsp of ghee and this stuffed brinjal....or you can have as a side dish sambhar rice or rasam rice or mixed rices.....
Note:- you can use idli chilli powder also for stuffing.

Unable to upload step by step pics here...you can see the step wise pics in my blog.
http://vasiniskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/07/yenna-katherikka-karamadhu-stuffed.html