Gutti Vankaya Curry | Spicy Gutti Vankaya Curry | How to make Gutti Vankaya Curry

peanut powder

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almond flour provides a similar texture with fewer calories.

coconut

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: dried coconut

Dried coconut can be more affordable and still add flavor.

Prepare stuffing for brinjals first. Heat a pan and fry 2 tablespoons groundnuts till they give out a nice aroma.

Add 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, 2 teaspoons sesame seeds and fry for some time.

Add 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds and fry.

Add 2 teaspoons coconut powder and mix.

Grind this mixture into a powder.

Along with the mixture, grind 30 grams washed tamarind, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons chilli powder and water. Grind it into a paste.

Put this mixture in a bowl.

Cut brinjals in the middle into 4 parts without splitting it completely. Cut all brinjals in a similar fashion.

Stuff prepared paste into all brinjals.

To a pan, add 3 tablespoons oil and heat it.

Fry 1 cup chopped onions till they become transparent.

Add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute.

Add stuffed brinjals one by one.

Close lid and let it cook for a couple of minutes.

Open lid and mix the brinjals carefully.

Cook on low flame for 10 minutes.

Add 1 cup water and mix.

Cook till gravy thickens.

Add 1/4 teaspoon garam-masala powder and mix.

Sprinkle coriander leaves.

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