Gutti Vankaya Kura/Curry is a very delicious and popular recipe from Andhra. I make this curry regularly in my home. We have this curry with plain rice or chapati.
There are so many variations in making this curry. This stuffed brinjal curry is my favourite one. I love any thing made with brinjal. This is my method of making this curry and everyone in my family likes it.
This vankaya curry is made by grinding the spices and then stuffing it into the baby eggplants which are slit like a x shape without breaking them. Then sautéing them with other spices and cooked until they are done.
**Updated February 15, 2021, with new content and pictures, first published on May 30th,2018.**
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GUTTI VANKAYA KURA WITH STEP WISE INSTRUCTIONS:
INGREDIENTS:
- Vankaya/brinjal - 250 grams or 6 nos
- Chopped onions - 2nos
- Chopped tomatoes - 2nos
- A handful of curry leaves
- Coriander leaves for garnish
- Mustard and Urad dal - ½ tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1tsp
- Oil - 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
TO GRIND:
- Roasted groundnuts - 4 tbsp
- Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
- Poppy seed s - ½ tsp
- Cloves - 2 nos
- Cinnamon - ½ inch
- Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander powder - 2tsp
- Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
- Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
PREPARATION:
Wash and pat dry the brinjals and keep aside.
Take a mixie jar, add all the ingredients to grind.
Ground them on the pulse to form a paste. Do not add water.
Take the grounded powder into the bowl and add 1tbs of oil and mix well.
Trim the brinjal stem and slit them in the middle without breaking them.
Stuff the masala mixture into all the brinjals.
Heat a pan with oil, add mustard, urad dal, and cumin seeds. Once they begin to crackle, add chopped onions along with curry leaves and fry till becomes translucent.
Add chopped tomatoes along with the remaining masala powder and cook on high to medium flame for 5 mins until tomatoes are cooked.
Pop the stuffed brinjals and fry for 5-10 mins on medium, be careful not to burn the masala.
Add required water and cook till the brinjals are cooked.
Finally, garnish with coriander leaves and enjoy the taste of Gutti Vankaya Kura.
NOTES:
- Adjust the spices according to your taste.
- You can use green brinjals also.
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📖 Recipe
Gutti Vankaya Kura | Stuffed Brinjal Curry
Ingredients
- 250 grams Vankaya/brinjal
- 2 nos Chopped onions
- 2 nos Chopped tomatoes
- Curry leaves a string
- Coriander leaves for garnish
- ½ teaspoon Mustard and Urad dal
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 3 tablespoon Oil
- Salt to taste
To grind:
Roasted groundnuts - 4tbsp
Sesame seeds- 1tsp
Poppy seeds-½tsp
Cloves-2nos
Cinnamon -½inch
Red chilli powder-2tsp
Coriander powder-2tsp
Turmeric powder-¼tsp
Ginger garlic paste-2tsp
Instructions
- Wash and pat dry the brinjals and keep aside.
- Take a mixie jar, add all the ingredients to grind.
- Ground them on the pulse to form a paste. Do not add water.
- Take the grounded powder into bowl and add 1tsp of oil and mix well.
- Trim the brinjal stem and slit them in the middle without breaking them.
- Stuff the masala mixture into all the brinjals.
- Heat a pan with oil, add mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds, once they begin to crackle, add chopped onions along with curry leaves and fry till becomes translucent.
- Add chopped tomatoes along with the remaining masala powder and cook on high to medium flame for 5 mints until tomatoes are cooked.
Video
Notes
- Adjust the spices according to your taste.
- You can use green brinjals also.
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The gutti vankaya kura dish is looking so delicious !!! Love to have this with plain rice / chapathi 🙂 Nice post dear
One of the most famous brinjal dishes from Andhra; love it! I have always loved peanuts in anything and your dish looks so gorgeous; must try it soon 🙂 Thanks for sharing 🙂
I love stuffed eggplant and your curry is making me drool. Love that color!
Stuffed eggplant is one of my favorites way to enjoy the mini eggplants. I love your version, it looks so tasty!
Love to devour eggplant and this famous Andhra dish is making me hungry, flavourful curry,bookmarking it 🙂
Gutti vankaya kura is one such dish, brinjal haters in my family as well love it specially with chapathi. Click is beautiful 😍😍 .I have never used poppy seeds in masala. I will add it next time.
How I wish I had a bowl of that curry with some rice right now! looks so inviting. Bookmarking this
brinjal curry looking lip smacking with the gravy. drooling over my screen brinjal is my favourite veggie.
Stuffed Brinjal curry is my all time favourite and your curry looks simply irresistible ! Beautiful color and the gravy looks rich and spicy..yum !
I love stuffed brinjal but prepare it rarely. Now i am tempted to make it. Nice share.
I just love stuffed brinjal curry. Each state has its own version. Loved this Andhra version and I’m literally drooling over the pictures. Will surely try this recipe.
I love stuffed brinjal curry and yours look so tasty. Thanks for the awesome share.
Being an Andhrite, how can I say no to Gutti Vankaya...Drooling over the screen..Yummy share 🙂
Such a rich and masaledar, can't stop drooling at this rich gravy. I loved to eat with roti & side salad. Absolutely yummy share!!
Yum is this,. Would love to have this some hot rice or some phulkas
This looks absolutely delicious, but then again, I love curry so this recipe with stuff brinjal is definitely a must try for me. Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Alston C. Hope you will like it when you prepare.