Gutti Vankaya Koora

Description

Andhra Style stuffed brinjal curry. (Gutti Vankaaya Koora / Vankaya curry / Stuffed Brinjal curry / Thai eggplant Curry)
Ingredients-1
6 no Shallots (sambar onions)
1 inch Ginger
3 clove Garlic
1 no Cinnamon stick (small)
3 nos Cloves
1 tsp Cumin seeds
4 tbsp Sesame seeds
1 tbsp Peanuts
4 nos Dry red chilli
3 tsp Dry coriander seeds
1 tbsp Dry coconut flakes/ dessicated / coparai thengai
Ingredients-2
1 Lemon Sz Tamarind
6 nos Green brinjals
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Red chilli powder
¼ tsp Mustard
¼ tsp Cumin seeds
6 nos Curry leaves
1 tsp Salt (or to taste)
4 tbsp Oil
½ tsp Jaggery (powdered)

Instructions

 

Dry roast each of the following  item separately 1.peanuts, 2.sesame seeds, 3.dry coconut, 4.coriander seeds and 5.red chillies. Grind them with small shallots, ginger garlic, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds to make a thick paste. Wash and cut off the stems of the brinjal, make a cross shape slit on the other end and stuff them with the ground paste. Keep the remaining paste for the gravy, dilute with 1 cup of water.

Heat oil in a sauce pan splutter mustard, cumin and curry leaves, add the diluted paste to this along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, jaggery, tamarind pulp and salt. Arrange the brinjal in the gravy and put the lid on and cook over medium flame for 10 minutes.  When the brinjal turns tender, switch off and serve.

Comments

40 responses to “Gutti Vankaya Koora”

  1. Srini Avatar
    Srini

    I tried this recipe yesterday and loved it…thanks for sharing this

    1. Mullai Avatar

      Thanks Srini!

  2. yogita chauhan mallampalli Avatar
    yogita chauhan mallampalli

    awesome recipe, tried today…. became fan of u Mullai ji 🙂 hats off to u 🙂

  3. harathi Avatar
    harathi

    i love this recipe

  4. sugan Avatar
    sugan

    Hi
    I love this recipe. one day my friend made this gravy and she gave to me. i wondered 🙂 i tried this recipe yesterday.it came out very well. thanks for that. 🙂

  5. Pooja Avatar
    Pooja

    Thank you so much for this recipe. My hubby loved it. I have found the way to his heart because of you =)

  6. dipti Avatar
    dipti

    wowwwwwww mullai ji triedit out today n was delicious my husband really enjoyed it!!thanx for the wonderfull version!!!

  7. dipti Avatar
    dipti

    wonderfull recipe mullai ji,tried out today n was yummy!thanx

  8. Sureka Avatar
    Sureka

    After reading some reviews, I was skeptic to try this dish but after cooking… wow it was so good with rice. I didn’t even take any side dish. This one will be in my favorites list.

  9. sSs Avatar
    sSs

    Hi Mullai,

    Once again….amazing recipe…the best brinjal curry
    I have had so far.

    I tried Vangi bath with the green brinjal and realized
    that the veggie is a bit sweet and needs a lot of spices.

    I just came across this recipe and felt it is the best
    for this brinjal.

    Sowmya

  10. musturd Avatar
    musturd

    Thanks for the great recipe

  11. great one Avatar
    great one

    I tried this a few times before with a recipe I have known but I wasn’t satisfied. This time I tried ur recipe and boy! was it yummy 🙂 As we eat light spicy food, I used a little less quantity of all the spices you mentioned and both my husband and I loved it. Thanks a bunch for this great recipe. U r awesome 🙂

    harsha

  12. freakguy Avatar
    freakguy

    I tried it without SESAME seeds (it doesnt suit my body)but I added one tsp of Poppy seeds and it came out very good.This was my first ever attempt in preparing this dish.Thnx MULLAI 🙂

    Cheers.

  13. RajiHari Avatar
    RajiHari

    Hi Mullai

    This is soo tempting.But we dont get green brinjal here.Can I use Black one?

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      Rajhari, Any colour will work.. green, purple, white, pink.. but try to use small tender ones (brinjal type) and not the huge chinese or Japanese eggplants, they are kind of too strong and bitter tasting for this recipe. Thanks.

    2. rekhasampath Avatar
      rekhasampath

      Yes, ofcourse. you can use green or black. I vl say black tastes better than green. cheers..

  14. SUJATHAJI Avatar
    SUJATHAJI

    i have seen just now how to cook and all.. i’ll try to cook bec my hubby likes it..thank u

  15. kalyanig Avatar
    kalyanig

    Hey this is my fav dish & ‘m going to try for today eveng to surprise my hubby and will be right back to post my comments. Plz wish me gudluck for the mouth smacking taste to be same.

  16. guest Avatar
    guest

    I tried this curry yesterday.. it turned out very bitter.. I had put exactly the quantity mentioned above.. wondering what would have gone wrong. Please suggest.

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      Pls register, this is a tangy gravy as such and if your quality of tamarind is too strong then this could happen.

  17. vineela Avatar
    vineela

    just now saw it and have to try it.i will tell u once i had done it.anyhow thank u for the curry

  18. ssatyak Avatar
    ssatyak

    I tried this recipe for the first time and it is very tasty. Thanks Mullai.

    Satya

  19. Sudharavi Avatar
    Sudharavi

    Hi mullai, I tried this gutti vankaya koora today,it was very very…….. nice.. I followed exactly what u mentioned in the recipe and it turned out very good. Thank u mullai.Smile

  20. kraechel Avatar
    kraechel

    Mullai… every time I make this dish it is always a bigger hit than the previous… looking forward for more authentic dishes…

    Great work!

    Raech

  21. namratha Avatar
    namratha

    It is too good. tried this recipe and it was awesome.

  22. Mala Avatar
    Mala

    Hello Sailu,

    If i have to make double amount of the recipe then do i need to add twice the amount of items everything specified in this recipe ?

    I am inviting over 12 members for Dinner. Pleasde let me know how to make in larger quantities

    Thank you in advance!
    Mala

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      Dear Mala,

      This recipe serves 3 to 4 people, so calculate….. probably 3 times the quantity.  BTW who is Sailu?

       

  23. Krishna Avatar
    Krishna

    Awesome Recipe!
    I ate this curry only a handful of times before at some friend’s place. I prepared it today for the first time and boy it tasted really well. Thanks a bunch for the recipe.

  24. Manoo Avatar
    Manoo

    Got my mixer so I tried this…Although it tastes good,I could feel the odd smell of peanut, and it was bit bitter… I dun kno where it went wrong… I peeled off the peanut skin. Also removed the tiny bitter part of peanut… so it didnt cause the bitter taste I suppose…

    1. ss Avatar
      ss

      hi manoo,
      sometimes the brinjals do give a bitter taste…..

      1. Manoo Avatar
        Manoo

        oh is it…. i luv brinjals… but nvr found it bitter so I was scratchin my head to find out why my curry was bit bitter….. anyway thnx ss

  25. Visitor Avatar
    Visitor

    Thanks for the recipie. Looks Great ..

  26. PriyaManjunath Avatar
    PriyaManjunath

    Hi I woud like to make the stuffing powder & store it for long time.So that it would be easy to do this curry whenever required..Kindly give me the measures for the large quantity.. Thanks in advace

  27. Visitor Avatar
    Visitor

    This is a proud Andhra recipe and made in all occasions. Tastes great…

  28. Vaishu Avatar

    Hai ,
    This loos so great going to try now. Todays lunch is this only for me. Thanks

  29. Visitor Avatar
    Visitor

    aaaaaaahaaaa it was toooo good and yummy!!!

  30. C.Priya Avatar
    C.Priya

    Great Recipe. Tried it just now. Looks great.

    Thank you.

  31. Raja Avatar
    Raja

    Great recipe. Tried first time and it worked wonders. Thank you

    1. Mullai Avatar
      Mullai

      SmileThank you Raja.

  32. shenbi Avatar
    shenbi

    Tried this recipe.Its too good.