SIMPLE STUFFED BRINJAL

I have already posted many recipes with brinjal, but I cannot stop there. Here is yet another gutti vankaya recipe which is very easy to prepare- as usual, very tasty- as usual.

INGREDIENTS

Small round eggplants                       10-12
Fresh coconut                                    1/2 cup
Onion                                                1/2 cup chopped
Red chiles                                          8-10
Roasted chana dal                             1/2 cup
Salt                                                    to taste
Oil                                                     1/4 cup

PROCEDURE

Cut the brinjal as you do for any stuffed brinjal curry. Soak them in salt water and keep them aside.
Heat a table spoon oil and fry the onions and red chiles till the onions are brown. Add the grated coconut and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
Now grind the fried ingredients, roasted chana dal along with some salt. Add water if required.
Now fill each brinjal with this stuffing.
Heat oil in a  pan and add the stuffed brinjal.
Add a little bit of salt on the top and cover.
Simmer the flame and cook the brinjal turns tender.
Remove the lid and now fry the brinjal till they turns crisp and golden brown on all sides.
Be careful while turning the brinjal. Use a spoon rater than a ladle.

TIPS AND TRICKS

If you are a beginner in making the stuffed brinjal curry you can tie the stuffed brinjal with thread and then fry them and this way the stuffing will not come out.
Once the stuffing is filled in all the brinjal you can microwave the brinjal till each of the brinjal is soft and tender and then fry them with very little oil. Now you are on a healthy way of making the curry.(Don't worry, the color of the brinjal changes once you microwave)