Brinjal Kurma (Guthi vankaya kurma)

Brinjal Kurma (Guthi vankaya Kurma) is a South Indian recipe 😍and can be served with Rice or roti. Try this delicious😋 Andhra Guthi Vankaya Kurma and post your experience. For more updates, please follow my page. 💜💜💜

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INGREDIENTS:

For Masla:

Ground Nuts: 2tbsp

Coconut: 1tbsp

Ginger: 1inch

Coriander Seeds: 1tsp

Seasame Seeds: 2tsp

Coriander Leaves: 6-10 Leaves

Garlic: 3-5Flakes

Cinnamon: Small Piece

Cumin Seeds: 1/4tsp

Cloves: 5

For Curry:

Brinjal: 250gms

Onions: 2 roughly chopped

Tomatoes: 2 roughly chopped

Tamarind: a small piece

Curd: 3tsp   

Green Chili Paste: 3tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1/2tsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Coriander Leaves: 1/4 cup chopped

Oil: 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

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METHOD:

• Cut Brinjals into + shape and do not cut till the edge. Keep the stalk as it is.

• Take a pan and saute Ground nuts, coriander seeds until they start to change color. After that add, all the remaining masala ingredients and saute them well.
• Saute all these ingredients on low flame. Make sure Seasame seeds shouldn't burn. Once all the ingredients saute well, flame off and let them to cool.

• Now, grind them and make a fine powder.
• Heat oil in the same pan. Add, Onions and saute them well until they become translucent.
• Now add, Tomatoes & Tamarind to Onions. Stir and saute them well on medium flame for 2-3mins.

• Once, onions & tomatoes are well fried, transfer them into a plate and let them to cool.
• Now, grind them and make a fine paste.
• In the same oil, saute Brinjals on low - medium flame for 5-10mins or until they become soft. You can put the lid and cook the Brinjals.

• Once, Brinjals are well cooked, take them out and keep aside.

• In the same pan and oil, add green chili paste and saute it well.
• Add, Onion, tomato paste and saute it well on low flame for 5mins.

• Now, add Turmeric powder, salt & red chili powder and mix well. 

• Now, add grounded masala powder and mix well. Cook this on low flame as the gravy will get stick to pan very quickly.

• When, oil separates from gravy mix, add already fried brinjals and mix well.

• Now, add curd and mix well on low flame for 5mins.
  

• Add a glass of water and mix well. Put the lid and cook the gravy on medium flame until the gravy gets thick or until the brinjals are absorbed with the gravy flavor.

• While the gravy cooks, keep stirring in between so that the gravy won't stick to pan.

• Once, oil separated from gravy, check brinjal is well cooked or not and and the gravy consistency.
• Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

• Take it to a serving bowl and serve hot with Rice or Roti.

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Mix Veg Festive Special

There are many kinds of mix veg recipes. But this one is a South Indian traditional festive special. Very simple, easy and quick one.

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INGREDIENTS:

Cauliflower: 11/2 Cup

Potato: 1Cup

Brinjal: 1Cup

Red Pumpkin: 1Cup

Yam: 1/2 Cup

Colacasia (Arbi): 1/2 Cup

Raw Banana: 1/2 Cup

Sweet Potato: 1 Cup

Drumstick: 2

Green Chilies: 4-5

Beans/Broad Beans: 1/4 Cup

Tomatoes: 3 chopped

Mustard Seeds: 1tsp

Cumin (Jeera): 1/2tsp

Ginger Chopped: 1tbsp

Turmeric Powder: 1/4tsp

Red Chili Powder: 1tsp

Dhaniya Powder: 1tsp

Cumin (Jeera) Powder: 1/2tsp

Spring Onions: one stem Optional

Curry Leaves

Coriander Leaves

Oil: 3-4tbsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

1. Clean and cut all the vegetables in pieces.
2. Take a pan and heat 3-4tbsp of oil.
3. Add mustard seeds, Jeera, curry leaves and green chilies and saute them well.
4. Now, add drumstick pieces and saute for a min or two.
5. Now, add all the vegetables one by one.
6. Also, add chopped tomatoes. 
7. Add turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder and chopped ginger.
8. Toss and mix vegetables well and keep the lid. Cook the vegetables on medium flame for 10mins
9. Once vegetables are half cooked, then add Coriander powder and Jeera powder. Mix well.
10. Keep the lid and cook on medium flame for 10 more mins. Meanwhile, check whether the vegs are cooked or not. Also, check and add salt and red chili powder if needed.
11. Add spring onions, coriander leaves and mix well. Cook it on low flame for 5 mins and turn off the stove.
12. Serve hot with rice or roti.
    
    

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BRINJAL FRY

INGREDIENTS:

Brinjal: 1/4kg

Coriander Seeds: 2tsp

Chana Dal: 2tsp

Urad dal: 2sp

Jeera: 1tsp

Fenugreek seeds: 1/4tsp

Rice: 2tsp

Dal: 1tsp

Garlic: 6

Turmeric Powder

Red chili Powder

Salt

Oil

METHOD:

1. Heat pan, and fry Coriander seeds, urad dal, chana dal, jeera, dal, rice, fenugreek seeds and garlic and let them cool and make fine powder.
2. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt to the powder.
3. Heat 2tbsp of oil in a pan and fry brinjals in low flame.
4. When brinjals are fried then, add prepared powder and mix well .
5. Finally garnish with coriander leaves.

TIPS:  Also U can add Ginger garlic paste and onion paste. First fry this, next add fried brinjals then add powder.




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BRINJAL KURMA

INGREDIENTS:

Small and rounded Brinjal: 250gm

Ground nuts: 50gms

Gingelly seeds: 2tsp

Coriander Seeds: 2tsp

Ginger garlic Paste: 1tsp

Onions: 100gm

Dried coconut grated :2tsp

Tamarind: little lemon size

Red chili powder

Turmeric powder

Oil: 2-3tbsp

Mustard seeds: 1/2tsp

Urad Dal: 1/2tsp

Chana Dal: 1tsp

Salt to taste

METHOD:

1.  First, Fry Ground Nuts and Gingelly seeds separately. and blend them separately.
2. Now, blend with coconut, ginger garlic paste, Ground nut powder, Tamarind, Salt, Turmeric powder, red chili powder, fried coriander seeds and onions.
3. Now, cut brinjals into four parts but don't cut fully. And stuff with ground nut powder and gingelly powder.
4. Now, Heat oil in a pan and fry mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, red Chilis, green Chilis, onion pieces and curry leaves.
5.  Now, add stuffed brinjals and fry for 5mins.
6. Now, add the blended paste and mix well.
7. Now, add some water and cook until the gravy is thickened.
8. Finally, garnish with Coriander leaves.

TIPS:  Don't fry Gingelly along with ground nuts.  Because, gingelly seeds turn black quickly

BRINJAL DRUMSTICK GRAVY

INGREDIENTS:

Brinjals: 250gm

Drumsticks

Tomatoes :3

Onion: 1

Green Chilis: 1

Curry Leaves

Mustard Seeds:1/2tsp

Urad Dal: 1/2tsp

Jeera: 1/4tsp

Turmeric Powder

Red chili powder

Salt

Oil

Dhaniya Powder

Coriander leaves

METHOD:

1.  Heat oil and fry mustard seeds, urad dal, jeera curry leaves and onions.
2. Fry Onions until they turn brown.
3. Now, add drumstick pieces and fry for some time.
4. Now, add brinjal pieces and tomatoes. Also add salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder. Stir and cook until the tomatoes get soften.
5. Now, add some water and place the lid and cook till drumsticks are well boiled and till gravy is evaporated.
6. At last, add Dhaniya powder and stir once.
7. Finally, garnish with coriander leaves.

BRINJAL AALU MUTTER TOMATO

INGREDIENTS :

Brinjals(long): 250gms
Mutter: 1cup
Aalu: 250gms
Tomatoes: 3 (depends on sour taste of tomato)
Green Chilis: 2
Mustard Seeds: 1/4tsp
Urad Dal: 1/4tsp
Salt
Turmeric Powder
Red chili powder
coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Oil 

METHOD:

1. Cut brinjals into long pieces. Use boiled aalu or raw.
2. Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan, and fry mustard seeds, Urad dal, Green Chilis and curry leaves.
3. Now, add Mutter and fry for some time.
4. Now, add brinjal pieces, and aalu. If you are using boiled potato, then add them after brinjal is fried well for some time. Add Turmeric Powder, red chili powder and salt and fry for some time.
5. If you want some spicy you can add 1tsp of ginger garlic paste.
6. When, Brinjal and potato getting soft then, add tomato pieces. 
7. Cook until the tomato is softened. Now add, some water and cook until the water is evaporated.
8. Finally add Coriander Powder if you desired. and mix well and cook few mins.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.

TOMATO CUCUMBER CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS:

Tomatoes: 4

Gherkins: 6(kundru)

Brinjals (desi-Long): 6

Cucumber(yellow): 1

Tamarind: small (sufficient to sour taste)

Green Chilis: 3

Mustard Seeds: 1/2tsp

Urad Dal: 1tsp

Red Chilis: 2

Curry Leaves

Coriander Leaves

Oil

Jeera: 1/4tsp

METHOD:

1.  Take a pan, heat 1tbsp of oil and fry Green Chilis and pieces of kundru, cucumber, brinjals.  Fry till the pieces turn soften and keep aside.
2. Now, add 1tsp of oil and fry tomatoes. 
3. Let them to come room temperature, and grind well by adding salt, tamarind, jeera. 
4. Now for seasoning, take a pan, heat 1/2tbsp of oil and fry mustard seeds, urad dal, red Chilis, curry leaves and pour it on chutney and mix well.

STUFFED BRINJAL

INGREDIENTS:

for 2 servings

Brinjal (small and rounded - gutthi vankaya): 7
Onion paste: 2tbsp
Ginger garlic paste: 1tbsp
Red chili powder: 1tsp
Turmeric powder:1/4tsp
Salt to taste
Oil: 2-3tbsp
Coriander leaves

METHOD:

1. Cut the brinjals from bottom to top (not completely) in four slits.
2. Now, mix onion paste, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt.
3. Stuff this onion mixture into brinjals.
4. Now take the pan, and heat oil. Now, fry the stuffed brinjals and put the lid.
5. After some time, when the brinjals become soft then add remaining paste and cook for some more time.
6. If the brinjals are not becoming soft and getting dark then, off the flame and put the lid. It will become soft until the pan is hot. It's a small tip.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

GUTHI VANKAYA

INGREDIENTS: 

Small sized Brinjals: 1/4kg 

Coriander seeds: 2tsp 

Chana dal: 2tsp 

Urad dal (minapappu): 2tsp 

Jeera: 1tsp 

Fenugreek seeds: 1/4tsp 

Rice: 2tsp 

Toor dal: 1tsp 

Garlic: 6 

Turmeric 

Red chili powder 

Salt 

Oil 

METHOD:

1. Fry coriander seeds, urad dal, chana dal, jeera, toor dal, rice, fenugreek seeds and garlic and make a fine powder.
2. Add salt, red chili powder and turmeric to this powder.
3. Cut Brinjals into 4 parts (Do not cut the slit till edge)
4. Heat oil in a pan. Fry brinjals
5. After frying brinjals, add above masala powder and mix well.