South Indian Gutti Vankaya curry - Spicy and Delicious Eggplants Curry

Gutti Vankaya Kura is an Andhra traditional Special Curry usually made during weddings. In almost every vegetarian marriage function this Gutti Vankaya Kura is a special dish in Andhra Pradesh. You can't imagine a marriage function without this curry at Andhra's Weddings!! This stuffed brinjal curry can be made with a variety of stuffings. Today I am posting my family favourite gutti vankaya Kura with simple ingredients. To make this Gutti Vankaya Kura all you need is fresh, young and tender purple small brinjals or purple round brinjals. I usually make this masala gutti vankaya Kura with fresh and tender small purple ones. This dish tastes super good with hot steamed rice, pappupulusu and ghee. 

Gutti Vankaya Kura is not only for taste, it also helps in supporting health too. The fibre, potassium, vitamin B-6, Vitamin C in Brinjals helps in reducing the chance of heart strokes and cardiovascular diseases. A good amount of Vitamin C in brinjal works like an effective anti-viral and anti-bacterial source. Researches have shown that Polyphenols in Brinjals function as antioxidants to prevent Cancer. Now we learn to make healthy and tasty Andhra style "Masala Gutti Vankaya Kura".

Ingredients :

Fresh, tender purple Brinjals/ Vankayalu:   10

Oil:           2 tablespoons

Salt:           to taste

Coriander leaves:           2spoons

For stuffing :

Chana dal:            2 spoons

Urad dal:            1 spoon

Dry Red chilli:               10      

Cumin seeds:          1/4 spoon

Method :

1. Wash and dry Brinjals. Then slit the brinjals in the centre and put them in salt water.

2. Now prepare the stuff for stuffing. Take a pan add oil, add chana dal, urad dal, dry red chillies, cumin seeds and fry till golden colour. Once it is done, let it cool for some time add salt and make it fine powder in a mixie jar.

3. Take another pan, add oil a little, fry slitted brinjals for 30 seconds on low flame without getting burnt. Now brinjals turn soft. Let the brinjals cool down for a few minutes.

4. Take the fried brinjals, take the masala powder add very little water and stuff this powder gently into the brinjals, keep aside. 

5. Now spread the stuffed brinjals in a pan having oil, close the lid and allow it to cook for a few minutes on low flame, keep turning, garnish with fresh finely chopped coriander leaves, then switch off the flame. Now yummilicious Masala Gutti Vankaya Kura is ready !!!   

6. Serve it with hot steamed rice and ghee.